{"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":"Nikki Henderson // Writing, Racing and Life","slug":"nikki-henderson-writing-racing-and-life","published_at":"2026-02-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-wind-sailing-169485/nikki-henderson-writing-racing-and-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-wind-sailing-169485","url":"https://59north.libsyn.com/nikki-henderson-writing-racing-and-life","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/59north/OTWNIKKI_FEB_2026_MASTER.mp3?dest-id=160915","summary":"Friend of 59º North Nikki Henderson returns to the podcast to talk with me about a wide-ranging list of subjects on sailing, life and philosophy. This conversation was initially inspired by my own curiosity about Nikki's writing process. We talked about how each of us think about writing about sailing, how we go from idea to words-on-the-paper, how our experiences shape our writing and more. Then we delve into racing, recovery time after a long passage and lots more. If you want to read more of Nikki's writing, subscribe to 'SALTED', her weekly newsletter on Substack! -- 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 Offshore Passage Opportunities and Rutgerson Marin . Support the show by supporting our sponsors!","meta_description":"Friend of 59º North Nikki Henderson returns to the podcast to talk with me about a wide-ranging list of subjects on sailing, life and philosophy. This con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4429,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-the-wind-sailing-169485/episodes/nikki-henderson-writing-racing-and-life/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/nikki-henderson-writing-racing-and-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}