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Alison Gieschen, Circumnavigating on a Taswell 43
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- Mar 30, 2026
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Summary
Alison Gieschen wasin Nuku HIva when I spoke to her, sailing a Taswell 43 on a circumnavigation with her husband. She is also the author of 7 books, including Riding the Waves of Reality I and II. We talk about dealing with an engine problem and a leaking fuel tank, various other problems, Nuku Hiva, selling everything on land to sail around the world, the transition, sailing in cold places, a heavy-weather passage with John Kretschmer, getting boarded by the US Coast Guard, weather routing gone bad, losing a dinghy off the deck in a storm, cruising Ireland and Scotland, sailing in the Mediterranean, where they found the friendliest people, the Azores, things that make the boat more comfortable to live on, in-mast furling, fear, writing, a story about Gigi - the Contessa 32, her book Riding the Waves of Reality , checking into Greece, finding solitude, and more. Links and photos are on the podcast shownotes page Support teh show through Patreon List or browse sailboats for sale at sailboatsforsale.com