{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ben Soofer \/\/ Making a career in sailing","description":"Ben Soofer joined 59 North back in 2018, working with media and on the backend of this very podcast. He then started sailing as a mate, including joining August on his first offshore passage on Isbj\u00f8rn. He\u2019s then gone on to start his own business, and working with many others. August caught up with him to reminisce about the past, share some old sea stories, and talk about how Ben\u2019s made a unique career out of his passion.&amp;nbsp; --  Support the podcast &amp;amp; become a member of&amp;nbsp;The Quarterdeck, where Andy, August &amp;amp; Mia dive deep on the art of seam'nship. Nerd out with us on our members-only forum and talk boats, gear, safety-at-sea, meet like-minded sailors, find crew, and more. Check it out on&amp;nbsp;quarterdeck.59-north.com. See you there! -- This season of ON THE WIND is supported by our friends at&amp;nbsp;Offshore Passage Opportunities&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Rutgerson Marin. Support the show by supporting our sponsors! ","author_name":"On the Wind Sailing","author_url":"http:\/\/59north.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40382325\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40382325"}