Salty Podcast: Sailing Stories
The Salty Podcast shares real sailing stories and adventures — expert tips, ocean crossings, storm tales, heartwarming stories, and the quirks of life at sea. Each week, Cap’n Tinsley brings you voices from the water: sailors who’ve crossed oceans, lived aboard, and chased horizons. Join The Salty Podcast each week for adventures in storm survival, cruising life, and the joy of sailing. No fluff — just salty conversations, heartfelt moments, and lessons from sailors worldwide.
Salty Abandon is Captain Tinsley from Gulf Shores & Orange Beach AL:
Oct 2020 to Present - 1998 Island Packet 320;
2015-2020 - 1988 Island Packet 27 (lost in Hurricane Sally Sep 2020)
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Salty Podcast: Sailing Stories
Latest Episodes
Unfiltered Sailboat Buying Advice with James Evenson, author of "Be The Captain" | Salty Podcast #97
To buy James' book: https://bethecaptain.com/A keel leak that grows the harder you sail is the kind of story that rewires how you think about “good boats.” We sit down with James from Sailing Zingaro, a longtime delivery captain and form...
From Blackhawk Pilot to Island Packet 44 Sailor | SV Validated | Salty Podcast #96
The romantic version of sailing is easy to sell. The real version is what Suzy and Sput live every day aboard their 1992 Island Packet 44, SV Validated It, as they pause in Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and prepare to push south toward ...
Growing Up at Sea: 12-Year-Old Sailor Atticus from @BoyMeetsOcean | Salty Podcast #95
Sorry for the music overlap of the audio at 34:40 til 34:57. I inadvertently failed to mute the b-roll video and noticed it after I uploaded it. It last 17 seconds but is a very good song so enjoy!A 12-year-old on night watch...
Sailing to Luperon Dominican Republic Safely | Salty Podcast #94
This is an update to Salty Podcast #91. The sea can be glassy at sunrise and still hand you a monster at 10:30 p.m. We’re calling in from two different corners of paradise and chaos as Bill and Catherine share a boots-on-deck update from ...
Sailing The Crooked Anchor | No Sailing Experience to Life in the Bahamas | Salty Podcast #93
They bought the dream with zero sailing experience, then paid for it with patience, sweat, and a willingness to live with less. I sit down with Captain Ken and Miss Kelly from The Crooked Anchor, liveaboards on a 1990 Gemini catamaran, to unpac...
Fan Mail
Hello Captain, I am a longtime fan of your podcast and live in Coconut Grove two blocks away from the Coconut Grove Sailing Club. I understand you are in Key Biscayne. Would you like to meet for dinner at the sailing club? I am leaving town Saturday morning. I have a new to me allures 45.9 aluminum hold cutter and will be setting off to cruise in a month or so. Brad
Chicago, Illinois
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