Ollie Bergquist, The Beginning of a Circumnavigation on a Contessa 32

Ollie Bergquist recently sailed his Contessa 32 from California to Hawaii solo and plans to continue on around the world. 

We talk about Hawaii, arriving at a city after a long passage alone, learning to sail, preparing for the journey, learning on a Laser, YouTube favorites, books, the Contessa 32, the Dufour Arpege, the 1979 Fastnet, Fiji, California, sailing offshore for the first time, sailing from British Columbia to California, learning the Hydrovane, developing the confidence to pull the trigger and buy a boat and take her on a long journey as a novice, sleeping while offshore, autopilots, electronics, safety, seasickness, loneliness and solitude, Starlink, making videos during a passage, Matt Rutherford and his coming attempt to cirumnavigate the Arctic, the cold, fishing, taking on water, dolphins, catching a buoy on the Hydrovane, expectations, making landfall, heaving-to, destinations, dream boat, perfect moments offshore, freedom, and more.

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