Andy Schell Podcast

[Brion Toss]

Hi all,
I have neglected to post an interview that I had the pleasure of participating in, conducted by the fabulous Andy Schell. It is in two parts: http://59-north.com/sailfeed/2014/9/...on-toss-part-1, and http://59-north.com/sailfeed/2014/10...on-toss-part-2. I hope you will enjoy them.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss

[Essington]

Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic bits of information there.

I'll be share those links with the other mountain sailors that find this stuff interesting.

[Lazy Jacques]

That was an amazing interview, Mr. Toss. I really enjoyed the way you articulated elemental principles as it relates to rigging on a sailboat: how, for example, you explained that the sailor at the tiller is at the end of a long chain of forces that begins with the wind and flows through the various structures of the rig and hull. This makes us integrally part of that rig! Anyway, it has changed the way I think about sailing, in a way, and how I relate to the boat, although I think unconsciously it is something every sailor learns. It is what we think of when we talk of how the boat "feels" under a specific condition, but we are taught more to think of the rudder, rather than this more holistic idea that you put forth. Thanks again for doing that.