August Sandberg // Norwegian Sailor and Filmmaker
On the Wind Sailing
Andy Schell
4.8 • 593 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
#256: August Sandberg is a young Norwegian sailor and filmmaker. After being inspired at a young age by the Norwegian sailing greats, he bought a boat with his friend and sailed it across the Atlantic and down to Panama. He now works as a teacher, professional filmmaker and sailor. Andy caught up with him at his home on the west coast of Norway.
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| 0:00.0 | And yeah, I was really sad because I think you're sort of always told that, you know, if you set your mind to something and work your ass off, you can achieve anything. |
| 0:11.8 | And I think I really believe that. |
| 0:13.8 | But I think that was like the first time I'd really, like, really decided that I wanted to do something and did my best, |
| 0:21.8 | which still didn't make it in a way. |
| 0:25.3 | I sort of had to turn that into a good thing. |
| 0:31.2 | I think like the same day, |
| 0:32.9 | I just Googled sailing businesses, |
| 0:39.0 | emailed everyone. |
| 0:41.0 | I was like, do you need a skipper? |
| 0:43.7 | Can I sail boats for money? |
| 0:46.2 | Ahoy, everyone. |
| 0:47.0 | This is Lee here. |
| 0:50.7 | Andy is at sea, and I'm filling in for him on the podcast. |
| 0:53.3 | And as they say, the show must go on. |
| 0:55.9 | The guest this week is August Sandberg, who has also been helping out with the video editions of the podcast. And as they say, the show must go on. The guest this week is August Sandberg, |
| 0:59.8 | who has also been helping out with the video editions of the podcast if you've been watching those on YouTube, and who, just like Andy, is also out sailing at the moment. More about him in a |
| 1:06.7 | second. We have a special announcement. We've had a cancellation for the Caribbean 600 race that's |
| 1:13.1 | happening in a couple weeks down in Antigua. This trip sold out super fast last time they did it, |
| 1:17.9 | and now a spot has opened up. So go to 59-north.com for more details or contact crew |
| 1:25.5 | at 59-north.com if you're serious about taking over the slot. |
| 1:31.6 | I myself will be on this trip and I look forward to meeting whoever ends up taking the |
| 1:36.2 | space. That's all for now. Hold fast everyone and enjoy this episode with August Sandberg. |
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