Ep. 559: Eleven Years Living at Sea and Counting - Brian Trautman
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2019
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wanted to just quit your job, sell your house and head out on an adventure for a decade? Yeah, me too. Today we chat with someone who actually did that and is still doing it, Brian Trautman.
After being unsatisfied with the “perfect job”, house, car, etc., he came across a book about sailing across the ocean and knew that was what he needed to do with his life.
He sold everything he owned, bought a boat, and sailed to New Zealand from Seattle. That first experience started a trend that would extend for more than a decade and lead to countless adventures that have been chronicled on his YouTube channel: Sailing SV Delos, gaining over 100 million views in the process.
To date, Brian has visited 6 continents, 40 countries, and crossed every ocean on his 53 foot Ketch.
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| 0:00.0 | Before we get started, I want to thank our sponsors Athletic Brewing for making a great option for non-alcoholic craft beer. |
| 0:07.0 | You can save 15% on an order using the code adventure at athletic brewing.com. |
| 0:12.8 | And also want to thank CS Instant Coffee for making a great option for Instant Coffee while in the backcountry. |
| 0:18.9 | It's a 100% Arabica and 100% compostable packaging. |
| 0:22.8 | Go to csinstant.coffee and use the code adventure for 20% off at checkout. |
| 0:29.1 | In one case on the Solomon Islands, when people came on board, they got into our locker, |
| 0:34.3 | they stole a bunch of dive gear. The boat next to us was doing a night watch. And so |
| 0:39.0 | they saw it happen. They chased them down and literally beat the shit out of them with their |
| 0:44.4 | paddles. This is the Adventure Sports Podcast. Trying to help you find adventure every day |
| 0:52.3 | in any stage of life. You're going to hear from explorers, adventures, business owners, and anyone living their life a little more out of the box than usual. |
| 1:16.2 | Have you ever just wanted to get out of your life and go on an adventure? |
| 1:21.5 | Well, you know, a lot of us do, but very rarely do most of us act on that. |
| 1:31.5 | Well, Brian in 2019, decided to leave what a lot of us would call a great life, the American dream, to live on a sailboat. |
| 1:33.9 | And he was originally only going to do it for about a year and a half. |
| 1:34.9 | And we'll get into all this. |
| 1:36.4 | And I'll let him tell his story. |
| 1:42.6 | But to make a long story really short, he's been on the water over a decade now. |
| 1:48.2 | And he just had a baby girl born in Sweden just a few days ago. |
| 1:52.6 | So I really appreciate him doing this interview with so much going on. |
| 1:58.0 | And we get to hear kind of like what life is like on a sailboat going around the world. |
| 2:05.0 | And they've been able to travel over three times around the planet in this 53-foot-cell boat. |
| 2:06.2 | So I hope you enjoy. |
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