Brian Porter //Comanche Builder
On the Wind Sailing
Andy Schell
4.8 • 593 Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2016
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
#160. Brian Porter was on the build team for the record-breaking, 100-foot supermaxi 'Comanche,' and continues to work on owner's Jim & Kristy Clark's shore crew. He came on the podcast to talk about his boat-building beginnings, getting a dream job building Comanche, working alongside pro sailors Ken Red, Stan Honey & Jimmy Spithill, Comanche's recent trans-Atlantic record, the America's Cup and much more.
Want to try your hand at ocean sailing? Sign on as crew on Andy & Mia's Swan 48 'Isbjorn' and learn what it takes to cross an ocean in safety, comfort and style. See the full passage calendar, including trans-Atlantic voyages, a North Sea crossing and a trip into the Baltic at 59-north.com/offshore.
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| 0:00.0 | On the Wind is sponsored by Weather Routing Inc. WRI, as are known, is a private forecasting company specializing in marine weather for over 50 years. |
| 0:10.5 | WI provide marine weather forecasts and routing advice to yachtsmen worldwide for trans-ocean crossings, coastal transits, area cruises, and day trips. |
| 0:20.1 | Indeed, we use WRI on all of our ocean passages |
| 0:23.5 | aboard East Bjorn. I can personally attest that they are the real deal, and having WRI just |
| 0:28.9 | a sat phone call away helps me sleep better at night offshore. WRI, Oceans of Experience. |
| 0:36.5 | Visit them online at WRIWX.com. |
| 0:41.4 | Two quick notes before today's show. First, I'm hosting a celestial navigation workshop |
| 0:46.4 | in Annapolis on the weekend of October 22nd. So join me and my friends for a weekend |
| 0:52.3 | of traditional navigation and some storytelling and to learn the dying art of the true navigator. |
| 0:58.1 | Go to 59-north.com slash celestial for details and to register. |
| 1:04.0 | Second, drum roll please. East Bjorn will officially be featured in the Annapolis Sailboat Show this fall. |
| 1:11.1 | So come say hi to Mia, my dad and I, and a bunch of our crew members, |
| 1:15.7 | and check out our beautiful Swan 48. |
| 1:18.0 | You'll find us at the head of Eagle Alley, side two on the concrete bulkhead, |
| 1:22.3 | just across from the market house downtown. |
| 1:25.4 | And I think, this is not confirmed, |
| 1:27.1 | but I think you can actually buy your show tickets |
| 1:28.9 | directly from us to help support the business. |
| 1:32.0 | Either way, all the information will be on 59-north.com slash boat show. |
| 1:37.1 | So check that out to learn more. |
| 1:40.8 | The biggest things we were looking for was a low system coming off the coast and going |
| 1:47.0 | up by Nova Scotia and coming back down, you know, basically just around the Gulf Stream. |
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