The Mai Rival Podcast: Recent Episodes

Philip Darley

Lessons from a novice sailor—our classic sailing yacht, Mai Rival, has taken it upon her keel, to teach us her old ways.

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Have you ever sailed onto a mooring buoy with no engine? Well, here’s the first time we did it and a lesson on the importance of changing fuel filters more often.

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Annabloom | And all our Yesterdays

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That decorative line just below the rail that runs from bow to stern and smartens up an entire boat. What’s it really for?

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Moonlight Sonata | Speck
The Sun Smiles on LightSail | Gurdonark

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I’ve never anchored overnight before. It’s time to try.

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In the clouds | JeffSpeed68
Unexpected Distress | Onlymeith
Nostalgia | Tobias Weber

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The wonderful part of sailing is the experience always leaves you smarter. A pre-summer amble on the family sailboat and I discover engine trouble. It’s the starter motor, and with everything—there is always a bigger lesson to learn about boats, the ocean and the greater world we live in.

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Septahelix | Shrimp Rich
SiobhanD | Altar (native)
Let me live long enough | Speck
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