Peter Bruce // What Kind of Sailor Authors 'Heavy Weather Sailing'
On the Wind Sailing
Andy Schell
4.8 • 593 Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Peter Bruce is both a sailor and a writer of sailing. He most famously wrote the last four editions of the world-famous book HEAVY WEATHER SAILING having taken over from the original author Adlard Coles. A life-time of achievements on the water qualify him to write with such esteemed authority. He has represented Britain on seven occasions, won the Admirals Cup twice, finished the Fastnet Race of 1979, and skippered a blind crew to win a gold medal in the Southern Cross Series in Australia. As much an avid cruiser as he is racer, Peter has also researched and written a number of popular local cruising guides and tidal stream atlases for the South Coast of the UK.
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| 0:00.0 | Ahoi shipmates, quick interruption from Andy here. |
| 0:03.8 | A couple updates on 59 North. |
| 0:05.1 | I am, by the way, back from hiatus, even though Nikki said she's been taking the rain. |
| 0:10.0 | She has been. |
| 0:10.6 | Huge thanks to Nikki. |
| 0:11.9 | The business still exists after two weeks being away, and it was a delightful two weeks. |
| 0:16.3 | You'll hear more from me about that, the next episode that I host. |
| 0:20.1 | Anyway, a quick update about 59 North. |
| 0:22.4 | We've got boats at sea right now and some passages open still. Next month, our last real big |
| 0:30.0 | offshore trip of the year on either boat from the Azores back to Portugal. Actually, I believe, |
| 0:35.6 | yeah, in October, we've got three spaces open for that. |
| 0:38.4 | That's the last real chance to sail offshore with 59 North in 2023. We also have one bunk open |
| 0:45.0 | on the sail training trip that Mia, myself, and Alex are going to be running out of Portugal, |
| 0:50.1 | but that is going to be more day sailing and a lot more emphasis on sail training. So if you want to get offshore, your last chance to do so in 2023 is from the Azores to Portugal, |
| 0:59.0 | a wonderful trip that takes in a couple amazing destinations and is some proper ocean sailing in the deep Atlantic. |
| 1:04.7 | That's on Falcon. |
| 1:05.5 | That is going to be in, let me see here, October 17th to 29th. |
| 1:10.4 | So right after an Apple sailboat show, again, |
| 1:12.0 | three spots left on that passage. That's with our skipper Eric from Sweden, former racing skipper, |
| 1:17.2 | and longtime original apprentice and now first mate, 59 North Ben Sufer. So you got a great crew on |
| 1:22.6 | that one, and I hope you guys get out there and see what the Atlantic has to offer. |
| 1:32.8 | Of course, you can sign up at 59-north.com slash sign up or review the details on that trip at 59-north.com slash 2023. I will see you all in a few weeks on the podcast and in a few |
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