That was hard. I was really struggling on that point.

And some days I thought that I was hoping that the boat would break up,

that I could just jump into the ship, cargo ship, and get out of there.

I just wanted to get out of there.

On the win is presented this season by two old friends of the podcast.

First up is Rutgersen Marine, a Swedish sailing hardware company, and OPO offshore passage

opportunities run by our good friend Hank Schmidt.

OPO is a fantastic resource if you want to build offshore experience.

You join Hague's mailing lists and get access to delivery opportunities

all over the world, often sailing for free as crew.

We'd obviously love to have you sailing with us at 59 North, but if you don't have the

time or budget for that, OPO is a great alternative.

And if you're a boat owner looking for crew, you can sign up for free.

Check it out at saleopo.com.

Rockerson Marine makes some of the best sailing hardware out there, and we have been using them

for a long time.

ESPN is full of Rutgers and stuff, and it's just such great quality.

We recently replaced the main

sale on ESPN and the baton receptacles from the old main sale after 80,000 nautical miles

looked so great that I took them all off and kept them as spares. We also have blocks and pads

and low friction rings and all sorts of great stuff from them.

You can find them at Rutgersonmarine.se. That's M-A-R-I-N, no E, at the end.

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