{"podcast":{"title":"On the Wind Sailing","slug":"on-the-wind-sailing-169485","podcast_index_feed_id":169485,"rss_url":"https://59north.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/b/d/e/dbdeaa9e66acf580a04421dee9605cbd/OTW_Logo_2022_3000px.jpg","author":"Andy Schell","episode_count":527,"summary":"The definitive podcast about sailing. Professional sailors Andy Schell, Mia Karlsson and August Sandberg interview sailors from around the world to discover what motivates, scares & inspires them. For over twelve years and through 490+ episodes, our hosts have interviewed sailors like Dee Caffari, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Liz Clark, John Kretschmer, Kirsten Neuschafer, Nigel Calder, Pip Hare & many, many more. We talk to boat builders, yacht designers, YouTube stars, performance racers, and family cruisers. HOLD FAST!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T18:20:23.268890+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-wind-sailing-169485"},"episode":{"title":"Matt Rutherford // Around the Arctic (in a Valiant This Time!)","slug":"matt-rutherford-around-the-arctic-in-a-valiant-this-time","published_at":"2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-wind-sailing-169485/matt-rutherford-around-the-arctic-in-a-valiant-this-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-wind-sailing-169485","url":"https://59north.libsyn.com/matt-rutherford-around-the-arctic-in-a-valiant-this-time","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/59north/OTW_MATT_2026_mixdown_MATCHED.mp3?dest-id=160915","summary":"When Matt first went around the America's in his Albin Vega in 2011 (becoming the first and only person, still to this day, to do it solo and nonstop), he didn't have a radar despite all the icebergs. \"I'd also rather have a Valiant 42\"! he'd joke when people asked about it. Well, now he does! Matt is about to set forth on another epic adventure, aiming to circumnavigate the Arctic, above the Northwest & NorthEAST passages, on a Valiant 42 on loan from a friend (and 59º North crew I should add). I talked to Matt, with our mutual friend Ryan Finstad in attendance, in Annapolis two weeks ago to get an update. -- Support the podcast & become a member of The Quarterdeck , where Andy, August & Mia dive deep on the art of seam'nship. Nerd out with us on our members-only forum and talk boats, gear, safety-at-sea, meet like-minded sailors, find crew, and more. Check it out on quarterdeck.59-north.com . See you there! -- This season of ON THE WIND is supported by our friends at Schooner Woodwind and BVI Yacht Sales . Support the show by supporting our sponsors!","meta_description":"When Matt first went around the America's in his Albin Vega in 2011 (becoming the first and only person, still to this day, to do it solo and nonstop), he…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5564,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-wind-sailing-169485/episodes/matt-rutherford-around-the-arctic-in-a-valiant-this-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-wind-sailing-169485/matt-rutherford-around-the-arctic-in-a-valiant-this-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}