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Linus på baslinjen podcast
Linus på baslinjen podcastLinus Wahlgren, skådespelare och tennisspelareLinus Wahlgren är en av Sveriges mest populära skådespelare. Bland annat har han medverkat i tv-serien Rederiet, spelat huvudrollen i filmen Hundtricket och var med i teaterföreställningen Tomten är far till alla barnen i fjol. Men, Linus har också ett stort tennisintresse! Tennis har varit en stor del av hela hans liv och är än idag hans största intresse förutom sitt yrke.    Vi pratar i avsnittet om hur han fann tennisen, hur mycket han spelar idag och den härliga gemenskapen som finns i Danderyds Tennisklubb. Vi jämför också skådespe...
2025-02-0758 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastWe Are Selling the Slow Boat in Indonesia (1987 Island Packet 31') Make an OfferWe are selling our beloved 1987 Island Packet 31', CONTANGO, which sailed from New Orleans, USA, through the Panama Canal, across the South Pacific to Australia and Lombok, Indonesia. It is loaded with redundant gear and spares. The engine was in good working order the last time we were on it in June 2023. It was appraised for $51,000 USD in Cairns, Australia on June 2, 2022. We are asking $9,999 or best offer in an as is condition. Buyer will have to cover storage fees, inspection fees, moving expenses, and insurance. We are selling due to changes in family circumstances.   C...
2024-09-2306 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor Podcast”Saving the Toughest for Last: 50th Completers’ Final U.S. State High Points” by Linus WilsonSaving the Toughest for Last: 50th Completers’ Final U.S. State High Points   21 Pages Posted: Linus Wilson University of Louisiana at Lafayette - College of Business Administration Date Written: December 27, 2023 Abstract This paper finds that the most difficult U.S. state high point climbs are saved for the end. 50th completers are significantly more likely to save more difficult U.S. state high points for their final high point ascent. There is also some more limited evidence that 50th completers save more distant high points for their final ascent.   Keywo...
2023-12-2718 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor Podcast”Does Difficulty Affect U.S. State High Points Ascents?” by Dr. Linus Wilson, Ep. 19Does Difficulty Affect U.S. State High Points Ascents? Download it at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4516746   24 Pages Posted: Linus Wilson University of Louisiana at Lafayette - College of Business Administration Date Written: July 20, 2023 Abstract We develop a six-factor ranking of U.S. state high points. While this index is significantly associated with fewer ascents, only one of the six factors drives that result. Technical difficulty is the only measure of high point difficulty that significantly discourages summits. Climbers seem indifferent to physical effort required and are significantly attracted to...
2023-07-2151 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor Podcast”The Fed Funds Risk-Premium after the Silicon Valley Bank Run and the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP)” Ep. 18 by Dr. Linus WilsonDr. Linus Wilson reads his latest paper about the bank runs at SVB and Signature Bank and the Federal Reserve's emergency loan program to save the banks from further uninsured deposit runs.  The Fed Funds Risk-Premium after the Silicon Valley Bank Run and the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP)   28 Pages Posted: Linus Wilson University of Louisiana at Lafayette - College of Business Administration Date Written: April 8, 2023 Abstract We find the emergency lending program introduced on March 12, 2023, called the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) coincided with a statistically significant increase in the ris...
2023-04-0859 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastProfitable Timing of the Stock Market with the Senior Loan Officer Survey by Linus Wilson Ep. 17 by Linus Wilson Abstract The loan standards question in the Federal Reserve’s quarterly Senior Loan Officer Survey is shown to be predictive of quarterly stock returns a month or two after its release. This is an apparent violation of semi-strong form stock market efficiency. Out-of-sample, we use this signal and develop a simple risk and alpha model to market time the S&P 500. It outperformed the S&P 500 with a Sharpe (1966) ratio of 1.9 versus 0.34 for passive investment.   Keywords: alpha, commercial and industrial loans, investing, loan standards, market efficiency, market timing, stock market, portfolio theory, retu...
2023-01-2128 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastSlow Boat to Cuba, Chs. 13, 14, 15, & 16 Ep. 70 hosted by Linus WilsonLinus reads chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16 of his audiobook of SLOW BOAT TO CUBA and reflects on his sailing plans to Indonesia for May and June of 2023. He tells of his experience in the mangroves of Darwin, Australia and climbing the highest peak in the Australian continent in July 2022. Captain Linus Wilson is the author of the travel narratives SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME, and SLOW BOAT TO CUBA. He has also edited the annotated editions of SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND by Captain J.C. Voss and SAILING THE OGRE by Mabel...
2022-08-3155 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 69: Sailing the Arafura Sea, Torres Straight to Darwin, Australia, Offshore in the Indian OceanLinus tells about his first offshore passage in the Indian Ocean. It did not go great as Linus solo-sailed across the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Van Diemen Gulf, and the Beagle Gulf dodging whirlpools, sea snakes, and wild currents. Captain Linus Wilson is the author of the travel narratives SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME, and SLOW BOAT TO CUBA. He has also edited the annotated editions of SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND by Captain J.C. Voss and SAILING THE OGRE by Mabel Stock. Captain Linus Wilson is the author of...
2022-07-1547 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 68: Over the Top of Australia, Crossing the Pacific & Entering the Indian Ocean, More on Australian XenophobiaLinus completed his crossing of the ENTIRE Pacific Ocean and entered the Indian Ocean. He reflects on the deserted county of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef, and the government targeting of foreign tourists in Australia.  Captain Linus Wilson is the author of the travel narratives SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME, and SLOW BOAT TO CUBA. He has also edited the annotated editions of SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND by Captain J.C. Voss and SAILING THE OGRE by Mabel Stock. Captain Linus Wilson is the author of How to Sail Around t...
2022-06-2436 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 67: Australia’s War of Cruising Sailors, the Abuses of the Australian Border Force (ABF) New Caledonia to CairnsLinus talks about his 11 day offshore passage from Noumea, New Caledonia to Cairns, Australia. The Australian Border Force engages in abusive tactics to harass cruising sailboat owners. If you are on a cruise ship or a plane you are treated like a tourist. If you are on a sailboat you will be targeted as a criminal by ABF which use a dozen officers to check in a boat with two people. They made my Australian crew member a prisoner on the boat and miss his hotel and plane flight for a day for no reason. Australia emulates the totalitarian...
2022-05-2930 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 66: Part 3, Audiobook of Slow Boat to Cuba by Linus Wilson Chapters 9, 10, 11, and 12This continues the reading of the audiobook of Slow Boat to Cuba (c) 2016 by Linus Wilson chapters 9, 10, 11, and 12. The first four chapters were featured in episode 28, and part 2 with chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 was in episode 66.  Captain Linus Wilson is the author of the travel narratives SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME, and SLOW BOAT TO CUBA. He has also edited the annotated editions of SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND by Captain J.C. Voss and SAILING THE OGRE by Mabel Stock. Captain Linus Wilson is the author of How to Sail Around the W...
2022-05-0155 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 65: Part 2 of SLOW BOAT TO CUBA, Chs. 5, 6, 7, 8This continues the reading of the audiobook of Slow Boat to Cuba (c) 2016 by Linus Wilson. The first four chapters were featured in episode 28.  Captain Linus Wilson is the author of the travel narratives SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS, HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME, and SLOW BOAT TO CUBA. He has also edited the annotated editions of SAILING TO TREASURE ISLAND by Captain J.C. Voss and SAILING THE OGRE by Mabel Stock. Captain Linus Wilson is the author of How to Sail Around the World Part-Time which is available in eBook and softcover on A...
2022-04-1154 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastAustralia is Open! COVID Road Trip (part 2 of 2) An RV Adventure by Linus Wilson Ep. 64Linus Wilson updates us on the Slow Boat's summer plans with Australia's reopening to international tourism starting on February 21, 2022. He also reads the second half of his audiobook of COVID Road Trip: An RV Adventure Kindle Edition https://www.amazon.com/COVID-Road-Trip-RV-Adventure-ebook/dp/B098LX79QN One man was tired of stay at home orders and government regulation of every aspect of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. He bought a small RV, a teardrop travel trailer, and started exploring the American West. This is the story of his travels in search of freedom and adventure on...
2022-02-0749 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastCOVID Road Trip: An RV Adventure (Part 1 of 2) Audiobook by Linus Wilson Ep. 63COVID Road Trip: An RV Adventure Kindle Edition https://www.amazon.com/COVID-Road-Trip-RV-Adventure-ebook/dp/B098LX79QN One man was tired of stay at home orders and government regulation of every aspect of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. He bought a small RV, a teardrop travel trailer, and started exploring the American West. This is the story of his travels in search of freedom and adventure on the open road with his dog Avery. Linus Wilson takes the reader to the American West and Southwest including Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, and...
2022-01-0153 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEstimating the Value of Statistical Life (VSL) Losses from COVID-19 Infections in the United StatesThis is the substantially revised version of this paper.    Estimating the Value of Statistical Life (VSL) Losses from COVID-19 Infections in the United States   29 Pages Posted: 21 Apr 2020 Last revised: 6 Dec 2021 Linus Wilson University of Louisiana at Lafayette - College of Business Administration Date Written: December 3, 2021 Abstract This paper uses the Value of Statistical Life (VSL) literature to weigh the costs and benefits of non-pharmaceutical interventions of the U.S. COVID-19 stay-at-home orders that affected 92 percent of the U.S. workforce at their peak in April 2020. We calculate the pre-vaccine COVID...
2021-12-2948 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastHow To Sail Around the World Part Time Chs. 2, 5-10, by Linus Wilson Ep. 62 How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, by Linus Wilson.  Chapters 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 read by the author. Kindle Version at https://www.amazon.com/How-Sail-Around-World-Part-Time-ebook/dp/B01B0OFYNW "Do you dream of sailing around the world in a sailboat? Do you have a business or career you don't want to sacrifice for that dream? Do you have kids in school? You don't need to quit your job, sell your house, and take the kids out of school to complete a circumnavigation of the globe in a sailboat. You don’t have to wait until you are...
2021-12-2851 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastGPU Prices and Cryptocurrency Returns. Is the crypto boom creating a semiconductor shortage? with Linus Wilson #15Dr. Linus Wilson discusses and reads his most recent study about the cryptocurrency mining and computer hardware prices entitled "GPU Prices and Cryptocurrency Returns".   "Abstract  We look at the association between the price of a cryptocurrency and the secondary market prices  of the hardware used to mine it. We find the prices of the most efficient Graphical Processing Units  (GPUs) for Ethereum mining are significantly positively correlated with the daily price returns to  that cryptocurrency.  Journal of Economic Literature Codes: G12, G23, L11, L22, L63  Keywords: 3080, ASIC, Bitcoin, crypto, cryptocurrency, ETH, Eth...
2021-09-1231 minQuite a Quote!
Quite a Quote!Woodrow Wilson: Against the streamThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://quiteaquote.in/2020/12/28/woodrow-wilson-against-the-stream-2/
2021-07-2700 minQuite a Quote!
Quite a Quote!E O Wilson: Destroying rainforestsThis episode is also available as a blog post: http://quiteaquote.in/2021/06/10/e-o-wilson-destroying-rainforests/
2021-06-1000 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastAround the World in 3 Days, I LOST BIG $$$ & my sailboat in a COVID-19 visa scam in New Caledonia Ep. 61I wanted to rescue my stranded sailboat in New Caledonia. Falling victim to a COVID-19 visa scam I circumnavigated the globe in 3 expensive days on the fake promises of the New Caledonia government, the airline AirCalin, a greedy official quarantine Hotel Godwana, and my sailboat is still inaccessible. I have not been permitted to get back to my Island Packet sailing yacht since January 2020 because of COVID-19 border restrictions. I have been sailing around the world part-time since 2016 when I left my home port of New Orleans. I wrote this to the "quarantine hotel", Godwana in Noumea, which I...
2021-05-1159 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastThe Mystery of the COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) Unraveled (#14) with Dr. Linus WilsonDr. Linus Wilson discusses and reads his new study: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) Implied by the Serology, Antibody, Testing in New York City Wilson, Linus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) Implied by the Serology, Antibody, Testing in New York City (May 1, 2020). Available at SSRN:  https://ssrn.com/abstract=3590771 "Abstract  The SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, infection fatality rate (IFR) has been hard to accurately estimate. It is a key parameter for disease modeling and policy decisions. Asymptomatic spread and limited testing have understated infections in hard to predict ways across jurisdictions. We...
2020-05-0259 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastCOVID-19: Save Lives or the Economy? The Benefits of Social Distancing in the Pandemic and the Value of Statistical Life (#13)Dr. Wilson reads and discusses his new paper: Wilson, Linus, Estimating the Life Expectancy and Value of Statistical Life (VSL) Losses from COVID-19 Infections in the United States (April 19, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3580414 His the "Download this paper" button to get a free copy. Estimating the Life Expectancy and Value of Statistical Life (VSL) Losses from COVID-19 Infections in the United States  By  Dr. Linus Wilson Associate Professor of Finance Department of Economics & Finance B.I. Moody III College of Bus...
2020-04-1959 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastThe Cruise of the Amaryllis (Annotated) Ch. 1 by GHP Muhlhauser ed. Linus Wilson Ep. 60G.H.P. Muhlhauser was the first yachtsman to take a small sailboat around the world via the Panama and Suez Canals. Oxriver Publishing is producing the annotated edition of this sailing classic The Cruise of the Amaryllis first written in 1924. The current edition is edited and read by Linus Wilson. On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Zatara, Adventures of an Old Seadog and many others. Get Linus Wilson’s be...
2020-02-2957 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastThe 2020 Presidential Election: A Race Against Mortality (#12) by Linus WilsonA year from the inauguration, four of the top five Democratic 2020 U.S. Presidential election candidates in the polls are in their seventies. Using actuarial data and the history of Presidential assassinations, the top two contenders, Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, have a 24 to 29 percent chance of not surviving to the end of a hypothetical first term. The 77 and 78-year-old men’s chances of dying before the end of a second term as POTUS are between 46 and 56 percent. The 2020 Presidential Election: A Race Against Mortality by Dr. Linus Wilson, University of...
2020-01-2156 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 59: Sailing offshore from Vava’u, Tonga to Fiji, Vanuatu, & New Caledonia with Linus Wilson, Season 4 of Slow Boat Sailing’s Part-Time Around the World TripLinus Wilson talks about season 4 of his part-time around the world trip where he sails his 31-foot Island Packet from Vava'u, Tonga to Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji. Then he and his volunteer crew member sail to the home of the active volcano Mt. Yasur, Port Resolution, Tanna. Finally, the Slow Boat arrives in Noumea, New Caledonia after the third offshore passage in less than a month. That is the 15th successful multli-day offshore passage that Linus has captained in the Slow Boat since purchasing the sailboat in 2013. He summarizes seasons 1-4 and talks about the offshore passage strategy and...
2019-06-2456 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 11: Clickbait Works! The secret to getting views with the YouTube algorithm by Linus WilsonProfessor Linus Wilson discusses his new paper "Clickbait Works! The secret to getting views with the YouTube algorithm." There is a lot of contradictory advice about what metrics the largest video sharing site in the world and the second largest social network promotes. Using a new data set available to YouTube creators starting in 2018, Dr. Wilson finds that click-through rates are by far the most important predictor of a new video getting views from YouTube's black-box recommendation system. The link is https://ssrn.com/abstract=3369353  Click the download button for a free download. Next, if y...
2019-04-121h 02Slow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 58: John Martin Crosses the Ocean in a Walker Bay 8, Uku and Istavan finish the GGR 2018, and the Viking Sky Almost Sinks Hosted by Linus WilsonJohn Martin III sailed across the frigid Bering Sea in a 8-foot Walker Bay sailing dinghy. He landed in Siberia after 14 days at sea when wild currents pushed him wildly off course. He planned to sneak into China after sailing down the Yukon River. First he sailed the Tanana River. He departed his native Anchorage, Alaska in the tiny rowing sailboat. He worked his way up the rivers to the Yukon before departing for his wife and son in China. Martin lacked a passport because of his past brushes with the law. He was forced to land in Siberia...
2019-03-3030 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp, 10: Broken Bucks, Money Funds that Took Taxpayer Guarantees in 2008Find out about the secret $2.7 trillion bailout of Money Market Mutual Funds MMMFs in 2008. The collapse of Lehman Brothers its commercial paper default caused the Primary Reserve Fund to "break the buck" or sell for less than $1.00 per share.  Wilson, Linus, Broken Bucks: Money Funds that Took Taxpayer Guarantees in 2008 (August 28, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2195358 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2195358 The U.S. Treasury rolled out a bailout guarantee on September 19, 2008 without Congressional approval using the exchange rate stabilization fund led by Hank Paulson, David Nason, and Steve Shafran. Paulson and S...
2019-03-1953 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 57: Van Den Heede speaks about his pitchpole and win in the 2018 GGR Golden Globe Sailing Race to Linus Wilson + the future for the podcast & YouTube channelJean Luc Van Den Heede shatters Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's Sunday Time's 1968 Golden Globe Race record by 100 days finishing first in the 2018 Golden Globe Race. Hear his story of his broken rig in the Southern Ocean. Linus Wilson talks about the plans for year 4 of the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast and YouTube Channel. The links for SLOW BOAT TO THE BAHAMAS on Audible are US https://www.audible.com/pd/B07N7QFNJR/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-141382&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_141382_rh_us UK https://www.audible.co...
2019-02-0359 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 56: Sailing the OGRE, the log of a woman wanderer (annotated) by Mable Stock read by Linus WilsonMabel Stock, her brother Ralph, and their friend buy a 47-foot, gaff-rigged sailboat after World War I and from 1919 to 1920 sail it half-way across the world. They are one of the first cruising yachts to transit the Panama Canal in the Ogre sailboat. They go on to sail the South Pacific. This is one of the earliest accounts of a sailing yacht cruise authored by a woman. Mabel Stock joins the ranks of the Captain J. C. Voss and Joshua Slocum as an earlier pioneer of long-distance cruising in small sailing yachts. Mabel Stock and other crew sail from...
2019-01-0258 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 55: Acorn to Arabella and Susie Goodall Pitchpoled in the GGR; Hosted by Linus WilsonWe hear from Alix Kreder and Stephan Denette who are wooden boat builders and the creators of the YouTube Channel Acorn to Arabella. After almost three years, these college buddies they have built the frame of their 38-foot gaff-rigged ketch made mostly of trees on Stephan's farm in western Massachusettes. They have almost no sailing experience, but they plan to sail the world whenever their wooden boat is finished in 2-to-10 years. In addition, Linus Wilson releases tape of Susie Goodall's distress call with Slow Boat Sailing Podcast episode 19 guest GGR 2018 founder Don McIntyre. The youngest Golden...
2018-12-1445 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 54: Capt. Voss, Sailing to Treasure Island: The Cruise of the Xora read by Linus WilsonLinus Wilson reads the first four chapters of Sailing to Treasure Island by Captain John C. Voss. You can get the full audiobook at www.Patreon.com/slowboatsailing The paperback at  http://www.lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/paperback/product-23887731.html https://www.amazon.com/dp/1790302390 or the eBook at http://www.lulu.com/shop/captain-jc-voss/sailing-to-treasure-island-the-cruise-of-the-xora/ebook/product-23887490.html Legendary sailor Captain J. C. Voss meets a mysterious man in his hotel in Victoria, British Columbia in 1897. The mystery man says he knows where t...
2018-11-2651 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 53: Paul Trammell Reads Becoming a Sailor A Singlehand Sailing Adventure; Sailing Kittiwake Questions if Vlogging is a Goldmine; Another Rescue and Dismasting in the Golden Globe RaceIn this episode, we feature Paul Trammell reading chapter 1 of Becoming a Sailor, A Singlehand Sailing Adventure. Linus Wilson talks about the latest dismasting (number four) of the solo-nonstop 2018 Golden Globe Race of French sailor Loic Lepage's yacht. Elana from Sailing Kittiwake reads her blog "Cruising Stories: Kittiwake on Having a YouTube Channel". Becoming a Sailor, A Singlehand Sailing Adventure talks about Trammell's purchase and upgrades to Sobrius, a 1972 Dufour Arpege and his single-handed sailing around Florida and the Bahamas. Trammell plans to release his second book of his sailing adventures Journey to the Ragged Islands before C...
2018-10-2756 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 52: Abandon Ship, Dismasted in the GGR, the ADRIFT Movie, & Hurricane Florence Sinks Sailboats: Featuring Joy & Jim Carey and Sailing Banjo Interviewed by Linus WilsonJoy and Jim Carey were 150 miles from their home port in Bellingham Washington when they were struck by violent storm. A rogue wave filled their boat with water, knocked out the electronics, and nearly washed Jim overboard. Getting hypothermic with no other forms of communication, they pulled their EPIRB and abandoned their beloved sailing vessel Kelaerin. This tragic story has a happy ending. Listen to hear it. Their blog is at http://cruisinginkelaerin.blogspot.com/ Linus Wilson also gives his review of the Adrift movie in episode 52 of the podcast. In the USA Adrift became a...
2018-09-2656 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 9: "A Dove to Hawk Ranking of the Martin to Yellen Federal Reserves" by Linus WilsonLinus Wilson reads his recently updated working paper entitled "A Dove to Hawk Ranking of the Martin to Yellen Federal Reserves" and talks about the current state of Federal Reserve interest rate policy. He previews his talk with the New York Times Bestselling author Roger Lowenstein which will be released in an upcoming episode. The paper read is as follows:  "A Dove to Hawk Ranking of the Martin to Yellen Federal Reserves"  by  Dr. Linus Wilson [1] Associate Professor of Finance University of Louisiana at Lafayette B. I. Mood...
2018-09-0629 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 51: Sunk by Hurricane Irma and Stranded by Maria, Sailing Mischeif’s Ariana Czaia Interviewed by Linus WilsonAriana Czaia and Christian Hightower just bought and outfitted the perfect cruising boat Mischief in Grenada. They were just getting the hang of sailing it when engine problems forced them to put into St. Martin. A few days later the category 5 Hurricane Irma destroyed St. Martin and sunk their boat. They were airlifted by the US Government to Puerto Rico. Then, another catagory 5 storm Hurricane Maria hit. You have to hear this story! You will likely be also seeing it featured on Sailing La Vagabonde soon... Check out their YouTube Channel Sailing Mischief: ...
2018-08-0155 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 50: Chapters 3-4 of HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME and Tonga Update with Linus WilsonLinus Wilson reads his former Amazon sailing bestseller’s chapters 3 and 4 of HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME. Geography and Hurricane Seasons The Round-Trip Problem He gives his tips for bleeding injectors in diesel engines from his research and the school of hard knocks and talks about the difficulty from moving to Tongatapu to Vava'u, Tonga. Catch his YouTube Live event on Friday 13, 2018, at 7PM GMT-4 (New York Time) live from Tonga and Big Mama's Yacht Club. You can get 39 bonus episodes and up to 3 audiobooks by supporting the podcast at ...
2018-07-1350 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 49: Adventures of An Old Seadog’s Barry Perrins and Sailing from Aitutaki to Tonga with Linus WilsonLinus Wilson interviews solo-sailor and creator of Adventures of an Old Seadog sailing vlog on YouTube Barry Perrins. Barry Perrins sailed from England accross the Atlantic and beyond in his sailboat. He talks about his cruise of Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and Curacao. He was anchored next to the creators of RAN Sailing in Curacao when he was interviewed. Linus also talks about his second longest offshore passage (900 nm) from Aitutaki, Cook Islands to Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. Linus passed up on Beveridge Reef and sailed into a cold front that stoped the Slow Boat's...
2018-06-281h 01Slow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 48: Gone with the Wynns’ Jason and Nikki Trade Their RV for a Sailboat Interviewed by Linus WilsonJason and Nikki Wynn of the Gone with The Wynns YouTube Channel and Blog speak to Linus Wilson about their transition from travel by RV to sailing catamaran. They talk about outfitting their 10-year old boat, sailing offshore, and exploring the Bahamas, Panama, and Ecuador in a sailboat. They discuss the life of successful digital nomads, and (spoiler) it does not involve four-hour workweeks. https://www.gonewiththewynns.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/gonewiththewynns   Host Linus Wilson is podcasting from the Slow Boat in Bora Bora, French Polynesia. He discusses the n...
2018-05-3143 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 47: Part 2 of Abandoned, 119 Days Adrift with John Glennie Interviewed by Linus WilsonThis is part 2 of my discussion with John Glennie. John Glennie's boat was adrift for 119 days upside-down before he and three other men landed on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand. This is the record for the most days adrift in a cold climate and is likely the record for the most days adrift by a sailing yacht crew. His boat the Rose-Noelle capsized in violent storm on the way to Fiji from the South Island of New Zealand. In this podcast, we hear the first 30 minutes of that over 2.5 hour conversation about the ordeal. It contains im...
2018-04-251h 48The Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 8: The Fed Boosts CMBS Markets "Toxic Asset Subsidies and the Early Redemption of TALF Loans" by Linus WilsonIn this episode you will hear how nonrecourse loans can lead to option payoffs for the borrower. The securitzation market got a boost from the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis. Dr. Linus Wilson, Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette reads his working paper  Toxic Asset Subsidies and the Early Redemption of TALF Loans https://ssrn.com/abstract=1742640 Abstract This paper develops a formula to numerically estimate the unsubsidized, fair-market value of the toxic assets purchased with Federal Reserve loans.  It finds that subsidy rates on the...
2018-03-2051 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 46: Sailboat Sunk 2 Days Into Dream Cruise when Its Keel Falls Off, Nikki Walsh and Tanner Broadwell Speak to Linus WilsonNikki Walsh and Tanner Broadwell bought at $5,000 1969 Columbia 28-foot sailboat to sail around the world. Their trip lasted 2 days. In the end the boat sunk to the bottom of the ocean. They departed Tarpon Springs, Florida. By 9PM on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, their boat was at the bottom of the sea. They were able to save their dog, a dinghy, and their IDs before abandoning ship to a SeaTow. See our video of this at Couple's SAILBOAT Sinks TWO DAYS After Departing When Keel Falls Off | Exclusive Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7fLn5...
2018-03-0147 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 45: Crowhurst Movie Director Simon Rumley Talks about the Greatest Fraud in Sailing HistorySimon Rumley directed the Crowhurst movie about Donald Crowhurst, who pretended to sail around the world in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. In that race roughly a dozen men competed for two prizes to be the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo and non-stop and the fastest man to sail solo non-stop around the world. He discusses the strange story of Donald Crowhurst who filed false position reports after he believed his boat was not seaworthy enough to sail around the world solo, non-stop in the Southern Ocean and around Cape Horn. The Crowhurst movie...
2018-02-0451 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 44: Muscular Dystrophy Cannot Stop Ryan Levinson of Two Afloat Sailing Interviewed by Linus WilsonRyan and Nicole Levinson left San Diego threw off the dock lines in San Diego and sailed to Mexico and French Polynesia. Ryan is an accomplished athlete and trained for the special olympics in sailing. Despite being in his mid forties his FSH Muscular Dystrophy is eating away at his muscle mass and limiting many activities which he used to be an expert in like surfing. Ryan and Nicole have been cruising French Polynesia for three years and Linus Wilson spoke to them in Tahiti in January 2017. You can see Ryan in our lates round the world vlog S2...
2018-01-0452 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 7: The Federal Reserve's $700 Billion Commercial Paper Bailout with Linus WilsonLinus Wilson reads his joint work with Wendy Yan Wu of Wilfrid Laurier University and updates the plans for the 2018 for the The Finance Professor Podcast.   Does Receiving TARP Funds Make it Easier to Roll Your Commercial Paper Onto the Fed?   32 Pages Posted: 17 Aug 2011 Last revised: 24 Aug 2011 Linus Wilson University of Louisiana at Lafayette - College of Business Administration Yan Wendy Wu Wilfrid Laurier University Date Written: August 22, 2011 Abstract The Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) bought commercial paper from highly-rated issuers of U.S. dollar commercial paper duri...
2017-12-2541 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 43: Cruising the Society Islands with Author Nadine Slavinski Interviewed by Linus WilsonWe talk to Pacific Crossing Notes author about cruising the Society Islands of French Polynesia. We talk about the paradise islands of Maupiti, Bora Bora, Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. The Slow Boat crew plans to cruise these Islands in May 2018. https://www.amazon.com/Pacific-Crossing-Notes-Sailors-Coconut-ebook/dp/B00RAD0W30 Linus reads his blog at https://slowboatsailing.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/exclusive-the-last-voyage-of-the-sv-sea-nymph-as-reported-to-the-uscg/ Exclusive: The Last Voyage of the SV Sea Nymph as Reported to the USCG by Linus Wilson Position reports tell the story that the doomed SV Se...
2017-12-1749 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 42: Rescued Hawaii Sailor Jennifer Appel Talks About Cruising in Her Two Doomed Boats with Linus WilsonJennifer Appel talks about her ten years of sailing prior to her rescue by the USS Ashland on October 25, 2017, about 900 miles from Japan. She confirms that her boat was a Charlie Morgan designed Starratt and Jenks 45 sailboat despite her assertions to the media it was 50 feet long. She talks about the wreck of her Coranado 34 sailboat in 2012 and the hull modifications that she made to the SV Sea Nymph which she abandoned on October 25, 2017. This skype interview was conducted while Appel and Tasha Fuiava were in Long Island, New York just after Thanksgiving 2017.  In the patron-only bonus i...
2017-11-2847 minBoat Radio
Boat RadioBoat Radio – Linus Wilson on the notorious rescued women sailors and Beneteau at FLIBS 2017On October 25th, two women and their pet dogs were rescued after drifting in the Pacific Ocean for more than five months. Jennifer Appel and Natasha Fuiava were picked up 900 miles southeast of Japan. The pair had set sail from Hawaii on May 3rd bound for Tahiti and the passage should have taken no more than three weeks. What happened? Well, their explanations have met with a barrage of criticism. People simply don’t believe their story and sailors particularly have been very quick to point out the inconsistencies. Boat Radio plans to speak to Miss Appel and Miss Fu...
2017-11-1439 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 41: HOAX? Sailboat Rescue Story Has Many Problems Hosted by Linus WilsonTwo Hawaiian sailors rescued off Japan by the US Navy told some tall tales about their ordeal at sea in stories covered by all the major news networks. The youtube video of this discussion is at  https://youtu.be/vYQLT4jxAcM They said they sailed through a force 11 storm and saw 50-foot sharks in the "Devils Triangle," but those tales were false. The U.S. Navy rescued two Hawaiian women and two dogs off at 50-foot (or 37-foot) sailboat 900 miles from Japan. Jennifer Appel (the captain and owner of SV Sea Nymph) and N...
2017-11-0650 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 40: 5 Months Adrift! The Curious Case of SV Sea Nymph Hosted by Linus WilsonThis story of disaster at sea has a lot of unanswered questions.  You’ll see extensive interviews of the two women rescued 5 months at sea on a 50-foot sailboat adrift in the Pacific Ocean. On May 23, 2017, Jennifer Appel and Natasha Fuiva and the dogs Valentine and Zues departed Oahu, Hawaii in the sailing vessel Sea Nymph bound for Tahiti. On October 25, 2017, they were rescued by the US Navy and Marines of the USS Ashland 900 miles from Japan. Listen to their harrowing story of survival at Sea. Captain Linus Wilson, OUPV-Inland the creator of the Slow Boat Sailing bri...
2017-10-2838 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 6: Andrew Metrick Presents "Managing and Preventing Financial Crises" at the 2017 Financial Management (FMA) Meetings in BostonProfessor Andrew Metrick is the Michael H. Jordan Professor of Finance and Management at the Yale School of Management. He is the director, Yale Program on Financial Stability and the Faculty Director, Masters in Systemic Risk program at Yale. Professor Metrick was an assistant professor in economics at Harvard University and was an assistant and associate professor of finance at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as a senior economist and the cheif economist on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers while the administration worked on the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform an...
2017-10-161h 45Slow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 39: Wrecked in Key West, Capt. Mark J. Reinhardt, Speaks After Hurricane Irma to Linus WilsonCapt. Mark J. Reinhardt lost his moored boat in Key West to Hurricane Irma. Capt. Mark J. Reinhardt estimated that 80 percent of the boats in the mooring field of Garrison Bite of Key West were wrecked in his interview on the Slow Boat Sailing podcast episode 39. The Slow Boat was moored in that same mooring field in 2015. Capt. Reinhardt sold everything and fixed up his Ericson 39 sailboat which he cruised the Bahamas in before settling in Key West. He rode out Hurricane Irma on a powerboat that he delivered to Fort Lauderdale. He then had a harrowing journey by s...
2017-10-0158 minAdventure Sports Podcast
Adventure Sports PodcastEp. 305: Sailing Around the World Updates - Linus WilsonLinus Wilson is back on to bring us up to speed on his continued slow boat sailing around the world. Linus is a financial professor who uses his vacation time to continue his progress. He's always good for some laughs while on the show, so tune in and enjoy! www.slowboatsailing.com https://www.youtube.com/slowboatsailing https://www.facebook.com/slowboatsailing https://twitter.com/slowboatsailing Audibook for .99 cents in September 2017 only: https://gumroad.com/l/KUkcA You can also get his book "Slow Boat to Cuba" as an...
2017-09-141h 05Slow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 38: Houston Boat Show Talk of How to Sail Around the World Part-Time by Linus WilsonLinus Wilson talks about his book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time in a seminar at the Southwestern International Boat Show in League City, Texas in April 2017. This show too place at the South Shore Marina off of Clear Lake near the Kemah Boardwalk area. Linus, Janna, and Sophie visited the boardwalk as well as participated in the seminar. You can hear and see the slides from this seminar in this YouTube video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK9pCIZD77A How to Sail Around the World Part-Time is a former Amazon...
2017-09-0155 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 37: Mayday! Shipwrecked on a reef in the South Pacific. Dan Govatos of www.adventuresofatribe.com interviewed by Linus Wilson on the Slow Boat Sailing PodcastA few weeks ago the crew of the Tanda Malaika crashed onto a reef near the southern tip of Huahine in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The family of six was rescued by helicopter and their 46-foot Leopard sailing catamaran was a total loss. Indeed, they are required to pay to tow their wrecked boat out to sea. Linus, Janna, and Sophie met the Tanda Malaika crew days before the wreck in Papeete, Tahiti. Linus Wilson talks to the skipper and dad Dan Govatos about the accident. Subscribe to the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Stitcher and iTu...
2017-08-0157 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 36: Sailing Zatara, Sailing Around the World with Teens, Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Hosted by Linus WilsonThe crew Sailing Zatara, Mom, Dad, and four kids bought their first sailboat in 2016 and left the dock in November 2016. Now they have sailed past Tahiti headed west around the world. Check out their YouTube channel! Linus speaks with Dad, Keith, skipper of SV Zatara. Linus Wilson, podcasting from Tahiti, talks about his cruise in the Marquesas and visits to Tahuata, Hiva Oa, and Ua Huka.  Our boat has a heavy duty Mantus anchor swivel, Mantus anchor, and a Mantus chain grabber. Get all your Mantus gear at http://www.mantusanchors.com/?affiliates=15. Linus W...
2017-07-1251 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 35: Greg Kutsen of Mantus Anchors Sails to the Galapagos and Cruising Hiva Oa and Fatu Hiva Hosted by Linus WilsonGreg Kutsen of Mantus Anchors tells about his cruising in his Ericson sailboat that took him from the shallows of Texas to Mexico, Colombia, Panama and the Galapagos. Along the way he decided he could build a better anchor and started testing prototypes of what would become the Mantus Anchor. We use a Mantus Anchor, chain grabber, and swivel on our boat. Get all your Mantus gear at http://www.mantusanchors.com/?affiliates=15 They also have innovative waterproof lights and dive gear made with the cruising sailor in mind. This gear is available at select marine...
2017-06-2956 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 34: Sailing Doodles Sails with Labradoodles from Texas to the Bahamas and Virgin IslandsBobby White creator of the Sailing Doodles YouTube Channel talks about how he lost his career as a pilot and bought a boat for $24,000 to sail the seven seas with his two 90 pound labradoodles and his friend Megan. Check out his channel at  https://youtu.be/rTSilpLdXWo?list=PLfyGJYbk3iSr_x19lqmg6H3w19NTpRDBY I posted a few new videos this month. Check them out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ16F6xaaPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkM6Ihp47Kc&t=5s&index=1&list=PLmISw2WoaEPzmV7r8K...
2017-05-2145 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 5: Discrete Portfolio Adjustment with Fixed Transaction CostsProfessor Linus Wilson reads his paper "Discrete Portfolio Adjustment with Fixed Transaction Costs" Suggested Citation: Wilson, Linus, Discrete Portfolio Adjustment with Fixed Transaction Costs (January 3, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2406021 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2406021 Abstract This paper presents a closed form solution to the portfolio adjustment problem in discrete time when the investor faces fixed transaction costs. This transaction cost model assumes a mean-variance investor who wants to adjust her holdings of a risky and risk-free asset. It is shown how this model can be calibrated to be used...
2017-05-1721 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 4: Overpaid CEOs Got FDIC Debt GuaranteesLinus Wilson reads his joint work at  https://ssrn.com/abstract=1977345 "Overpaid CEOs Got FDIC Debt Guarantees" By Linus Wilson, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Yan Wendy Wu, Wilfrid Laurier University abstract From 2008 to 2009, the FDIC guaranteed hundreds of billions of dollars of newly issued bank debt through the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP). We find that CEOs making more than their peer groups were significantly more likely to steer their companies to obtain federal guarantees for their banks’ debt. The average bank in our sample with a debt guarantee had...
2017-05-0659 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp 33: Sailing SV Delos Sails the Indian Ocean; Talks Crew and Rounding the Great CapesBrian, Brady, and Karin speak to the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast host Linus Wilson about their Indian Ocean sailing adventures. They are between seasons in Cape Town South Africa. They talk about crew changes and future sailing plans. Brady, Brian, and Karin talk about the temptation to sail around Cape Horn before sailing up to the Caribbean. Check out their latest video! https://youtu.be/m9eQAx9neRI?list=PLQp8FoQ4t-lUqUuyau99MEIpyKKDUe_hr Linus bought a new DJI drone for the YouTube channel and tried to gather best practices for launching a...
2017-04-2847 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 3: How to Compare Faculty Pay Across the Business School by Linus WilsonIn the latest episode, I read my new working paper:  How to Compare Faculty Pay Across the Business School by Linus Wilson You can download it by hitting the orange download button at the link. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2954800 The abstract is below: "By scaling pay by AACSB averages pay across business school disciplines can be analyzed. This study looks at a unique data set of business school professors at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It finds large disparities in pay between the b...
2017-04-1948 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 2: Crowdfunding on Patreon on The Finance Professor Podcast with Linus WilsonThe JOBS Act opened up a lot of crowdfunding opportunities for entrepreneurs. That also means much more research opportunities for finance professors. In the second episode, I read my recent working paper "A Little Bit of Money Goes a Long Way: Crowdfunding on Patreon by YouTube Sailing Channels". The abstract says: "This study finds that YouTube channels crowdfunding on Patreon have more frequent video creation. The median YouTube channel that crowdfunded on Patreon produced a video every 7.5 days compared to 105 days for the median comparable channel that did not link to Patreon. Crowdfunders have more views per...
2017-04-1429 minThe Finance Professor Podcast
The Finance Professor PodcastEp. 1: Introducing the Finance Professor Podcast by Linus WilsonThe Finance Professor Podcast is hosted by Linus Wilson. Dr. Wilson earned his Ph.D. in 2007 from Oxford University. He has taught thousands of finance students at all levels. His research is in banking, financial crises, CEO pay, and corporate finance. I’ll be reading my academic research initially.
2017-04-1311 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 32: SY Zero Loses Its Rudder and Sailing to Hiva Oa Interview by Linus WilsonChristian from the SY Zero YouTube channel and blog talks about doing the north Pacific circle from Mexico, to Hawaii, to Alaska, sailing the inside passage, and back to San Diego California. He talks about how he survived a busted rudder and used sails and motor to get back to port under his own power.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE_w_1p3uhI&t=165s Our "On the AIS Segment" guest is the creator of the Adventuresare life (Sailing Windfall) YouTube channel who sails with her previously estranged father on the Great Loop.  ...
2017-03-1158 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 31: Struck by a Whale and Sailing Baby Blue Interviewed by Linus WilsonSubscribe to the Slow Boat Sailing podcast for free on iTunes and Stitcher! The Slow Boat was struck by a whale 1,700 nautical miles from its next port and 1,800 nautical miles from its last port of call. The host Linus Wilson tells the tale. He also interviews the creators of Sailing Baby Blue. Check out their YouTube channel and blog! They sailed from Maine to the Bahamas to the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Vigin Islands, the BVI, Martinique, St. Martin, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. They did it in just two years in a 33 foot b...
2017-02-0156 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 30: Resolute Sets Sail cruises Mexico, Hawaii, and sails to Alaska with audio sample by Linus Wilson of Navigation Rules Captains’ Exam prep albumSubscribe to the Slow Boat Sailing podcast for free on iTunes and Stitcher! Native Alaskans Erik and Meagan bought a boat in the San Fransisco Bay area and sailed it down the often unforgiving California coast to the warm waters of Mexico. It may be a surprise to the followers of their blockbuster, YouTube channel Resolute Sets Sail, what they did next. Instead of turning west to the islands of the south Pacific as is more popular or heading through the Panama canal towards the Caribbean, Erik and Meagen went on some epic month long offshore passages to Hawaii...
2017-01-0750 minBoat Radio
Boat RadioThe Life Aquatic - Linus Wilson from Slow Boat SailingLinus Wilson’s a great guy and a recent convert to the world of sailing. Despite his laid back and pretty laconic style, Linus is hugely enthusiastic about cruising – so much so that he has written three books on the subject. He also maintains a blog with regular video updates and he’s not shy about voicing his sometimes controversial opinions. Usually he is the interviewer rather than the interviewee, but here Linus has the tables turned on him. It was great to chat to Linus. He’s a very intelligent and knowledgeable guy and his sense of humour is bone...
2016-11-2226 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 29: Chase the Story’s Tasha Hacker and Ryan Horsnail Speak to Linus Wilson about Sailing French PolynesiaTasha Hacker and Ryan Horsnail of the Chase the Story YouTube channel and Turf to Surf blog speak to us about cruising French Polynesia. In the bonus episode available to Patrons, they talk about touring the Galapagos, cruising with pets in the South Pacific, and downwind sailing techniques.  My book Slow Boat to Cuba is launching on Amazon on November 21, 2016. To celebrate I am giving away the eBook version on Amazon worldwide. Here are the free and discounted days. 1. November 21, 2016, FREEEEEEEEEE! 2. November 22, 2016, FREEEEEEEEEE!! 3. November 23, 2016, $.99 4. November 24, 2016, $1.99 5. November 25, 2016, $2.99
2016-11-2156 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 28: SLOW BOAT TO CUBA (audiobook sample) by Linus WilsonGet the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Stitcher and iTunes!     Your podcast host has been hard at work on his third book over the last couple months and is ready to share part of it with you. Slow Boat to Cuba does not go up for sale in print and Kindle versions until the end of November, but you can listen to the audiobook now. In this episode, we listen to the the first four of 19 chapters of the audiobook of Slow Boat to Cuba.    You can get the full audiobook of Slow Boat to Cuba by pledging as little as $3...
2016-10-2944 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 27: Sailing Vessel Prism Cruises the Pacific Coast of Mexico and Central America Interviewed by Linus Wilson In this episode we talk to the John and Shannon from Sailing Vessel Prism. Prism is a 33-foot Hans Christian sailboat. They had sailed from Berkeley, California to Costa Rica when I caught up with them in June 2016. (The Slow Boat was in Panama and the internet was not the best for this interview.)  Support their great videos on Patreon. Shannon and John cruise inexpensively and like to take their time.   John was a professional videographer for TV, and he gives some tips on making great video on our bonus episode for our Patreon supporters. ...
2016-09-2848 minAdventure Sports Podcast
Adventure Sports PodcastEp. 202: Sailing Around the World Part Time - Linus WilsonDr Linus Wilson did the math, worked out the formulas, hacked the maps and found a way to sail around the world without quitting his day job.  What's cool is that you can too!  Listen in as Linus shares the adventure of sailing from New Orleans to Cuba, across to Panama, and down to Ecuador!  Leg one of his journey around the planet sounds like a blast!  And he wrote a book about how you too can make your cruising dreams a reality, How to Sail Around the World Part Time. Learn more: www.slowboatsailing.com
2016-09-1952 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 26: Abandoned, 119 Days Adrift with John Glennie Interviewed by Linus Wilson John Glennie's boat was adrift for 119 days upside-down before he and three other men landed on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand. This is the record for the most days adrift in a cold climate and is likely the record for the most days adrift by a sailing yacht crew. His boat the Rose-Noelle capsized in violent storm on the way to Fiji from the South Island of New Zealand. In this podcast, we hear the first 30 minutes of that over 2.5 hour conversation about the ordeal. It contains important lessons about survival at sea. In that long conversation, Glennie sa...
2016-08-2950 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 25: More Hands on Deck’s Tyler Rowland Interviewed by Linus Wilson Our guest Tyler Rowland of the More Hands on Deck YouTube channel talks about his season 3 trying to sail from Louisiana to Panama with Vagabond Phil. The trip did not go as well as he hoped. He also talks about his new gig at Antlos in Venice, Italy. Antlos is a new “ArirBNB for boats.” In the bonus episodes for patrons, hear about his plans to return to his sailboat in La Paz, Mexico and eventually sail the South Pacific. I talk about getting the boat for dry storage in Ecuador and the launch of our YouTube vlog series...
2016-08-0952 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 24: Sailing Miss Lone Star and the Slow Boat’s Trip Across the Equator This week I talk about Janna, Sophie, Daly (dog), and my long and winding offshore trip from Panama City to Salinas, Ecuador. We also talk to the Aubrey and Robb Hamic from the Sailing Miss Lone Star YouTube channel and blog about sailing with two young kids and a big dog. They tell about their big expensive gas guzzling trip from Texas to the Florida keys by way of the Mississippi River and the Slow Boat's home port of New Orleans to the the Florida Keys. After paying $6,000 in gas, they decided to switch from power to sail and got...
2016-07-2659 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 23: Annie Author and Blogger at HaveWindWillTravel.com Interviewed by Linus WilsonAnnie Dike author of Keys to the Kingdom: A rising young lawyer who found the key by losing the lock, Salt of a Sailor: The true origins of a durable, but not-so-dainty sailor, and None Such Like It: An enlightening voyage through the nine stages of boat-buying grief visited the Slow Boat and told us about how much a Blogger, YouTube sensation, and bestselling author really makes. (It's less than you think.) She talks about cruising in her boyfreind's boat in Florida and other crewing trips she has done on other people's boats. Even if you are a big fan, you w...
2016-07-0658 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 22: Trey Benefield of Blue Moon Adventures Sails Through a Gale with His Daughter from St. Martin to Panama Trey Benefield of Blue Moon Adventures talks about how he wanted to finance his big cruise by buying a boat in the Eastern Caribbean and selling it in Australia for a profit. He talks about the first part of his trip in this episode from buying the boat in St. Martin and his transit of the Panama Canal. His college student daughter was his crew member on this trip and they survived 30 foot waves and gale conditions on their way. Trey and his daugher pose in Opinuhoo Bay in Moorea. You can...
2016-06-2950 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 21: Checking the Slow Boat into Panama, Port Captains, Immigration, and Agents in Colon a Discussion by Linus WilsonChecking into Panama was not easy or quick.  In this episode, I explain how I and the Slow Boat skipper ended up over $400 poorer and made two trips into Colon over four days and four government office visits including paying an agent. In my experience, both the immigration officer and Cristobal Port Captain refused to process my completed paperwork. I muse whether the government officials financially benefit from boater's employment of agents to facilitate the check in process in Colon, Panama. I hope they do not, but their behavior suggests they may. I spent over $50 on internet i...
2016-06-2236 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 20: SV Sea Wolf Sails with a Dog in the Bahamas, Cuba,Honduras, Colombia, and Panama Interviewed by Linus Wilson We are podcasting from Panama! The Slow Boat sailed from Providencia, Colombia to Colon, Panama, the entrance to the Panama canal about 250 miles on the 4th multiple night passage since leaving New Orleans on April 29. Get details of the engine blowout 45 miles from Panama and how the crew of the Slow Boat came into port under their own power.   This week’s guest is Dominique Truelove of the S/V SeaWolf Sailing and the YouTube channel of the same name. The SV Sea Wolf crew sailed with dog Bear to the Bahamas, Cuba, Honduras, Colombia and P...
2016-06-1850 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 19: 2018 Golden Globe Race Founder Don McIntyre Interviewed by Linus Wilson We’re podcasting from Providencia, Colombia in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. We are preparing for the next weather window to take us to Panama. We talked to Don McIntyre the creator of the 2018 50th Anniversary Golden Globe race. Small stout boats without electrical gadgetry like GPS will engage in the "slowest race in the world," reliving the famous 1968 race.  Mr. McIntyre think the winner will be alone on the ocean for 8 months or more in the update of the race that made Robin Knox Johnston and Bernard Moitessier household names. The 2018 Golden Globe Race Route  Don McInt...
2016-06-0856 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 18: Jeffrey Wettig of the Shooting the Breeze Podcast Interviewed by Linus Wilson and Cuba to Providencia, Colombia Passage We're podcasting from Providencia, Colombia in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. We just finished a four-day passage from Cayo Largo del Sur, Cuba to this beautiful oasis in the wild blue waters of the Western Caribbean.   On this episode, we interview Jeffrey Wettig of www.theescapepods.com's Shooting the Breeze Sailing Podcast.  We learn about how he got into sailing early in life and talk about his two previous boats before he bought his current boat.   This episode is sponsored by Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream. The Slow Boat crew relied on Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream for their Panama t...
2016-06-0246 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 17: Cruising Guide to Cuba Author Captain Cheryl Barr Interviewed by Linus Wilson The Slow Boat Sailing Podcast is in Cuba! We talk about our trip to Nueva Gerona, Cuba to Cayo Largo on the Caribbean coast of Cuba. In April before the Slow Boat set sail for Cuba, I talked to Captain Cheryl Barr who wrote the recent Cruising Guide to Cuba: Volume 1 which covers Varadero, Havana, Cabo San Antonio, Cienfuegos, and Trinidad and all the places the Slow Boat visited. Cheryl Barr has been coming to Cuba since 1996 on her parents' schooner. This episode is sponsored by Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream. The Slow Boat crew relied on Jenifer Clark’s Gulfstream for their Pan...
2016-05-2541 minThe Sail Loot Podcast: The Money To Cruise The World | Cruising Kitty | Sailing | Web-Commuting | Online Business | Lifestyle Design
The Sail Loot Podcast: The Money To Cruise The World | Cruising Kitty | Sailing | Web-Commuting | Online Business | Lifestyle DesignSail Loot Podcast 038: Linus Wilson Sailing Part Time to Keep Making Money by Teaching MoneyLinus Wilson has found a way to sail around the world even though his wife, Janna, absolutely, positively will not sail on an open ocean passage with him and he has a 5.5 year old daughter. He’s also found a way to keep his job as a Finance Professor. A job in the teaching profession […] The post Sail Loot Podcast 038: Linus Wilson Sailing Part Time to Keep Making Money by Teaching Money appeared first on Sail Loot.
2016-05-2000 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 16: Wizard’s Eye’s Tyler Bradt Sails and Kayaks Around the World Interviewed by Linus WilsonWe are podcasting from Cuba! In this episode we talk to Tyler Bradt, profession white water kayaker and captain of SV Wizard's Eye. We talk about his round the world expedition. He tells us he cast off the dock lines with a month of sailing experience and very little prep time for his simply outfitted 42' steel cutter Wizard's Eye. Here about the Slow Boat's 3-day offshore trip from Venice, Florida to Cabo San Antonio Cuba and how we met up with episode 4 guest Addison Chan. Stevie and I are now in the south coast of Cuba on the I...
2016-05-1850 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 15: Doina Cornell of Cornell Sailing and Author of Child of the Sea Interviewed by Linus WilsonWe spoke to Doina Cornell about the rallies organized by Cornell Sailing and the SV Aventura's recent attempts and crossing of the Northwest Passage.  She also tells us about her book Child of the Sea about her childhood circumnavigating the globe in a sailboat her parents built. This episode is sponsored by Jenifer Clark's Gulfstream. The Slow Boat crew relied on Jenifer Clark's Gulfstream for their Panama trip thus far. Call 410-286-5270 or e-mail gulfstream@comcast.net so you can find out how their current and weather routing can aid you in your next blue water v...
2016-05-1136 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 14: White Spot Pirates’ Nike Steiger Cruises the Western Caribbean Interviewed by Linus WilsonNike Steiger of White Spot Pirates tells us about why she dropped everything and bought her boat Karl in Panama. She gives trash and laundry tips for cruisers floating far off the grid. Learn the origins of herYouTube channel‘s name and her boat’s name. Find out about when she almost gave up the dream of sailing around the world all together. You can get a bonus episode of White Spot Pirates with an in depth look at Nike’s Mexico cruise if you pledge as little as $1 to the Slow Boat Sailing Podast’s Patreon site.  This is...
2016-05-0447 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 13: Wicked Salty’s Wes and Kate talk about selling their boat, outboard repair, and give the host Linus Wilson fishing tipsGet the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Stitcher and iTunes! Wes and Kate talk about how they bought their first boat in the summer of 2014, an Ericson 30+ on Craigslist for $11,500 and within months were headed south for the Bahamas making great videos on YouTube along the way. They cruised the Bahamas in that boat in the Northern Exumas, Nassau, Eleuthera, and the Abacos before deciding to sell it in South Carolina.  If you want a boat that is Bahamas tested, there is one waiting for you in South Carolina. You can get chapters a bonus episode of Wicked Salty w...
2016-04-2759 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 12: Slow Boat to the Bahamas chapters 1, 2, and 3 read by the author Linus Wilson Never before released audiobook versions of chapters 1, 2, and 3 of Slow Boat to the Bahamas are free to Slow Boat Sailing Podcast listeners. You can get chapters 4, 5, and 6 if you pledge as little as $1 to the Slow Boat Sailing Podast’s Patreon site.  Patrons get bonus content as well as a the free audiobook of the #1 sailing bestseller How to Sail Around the World Part-Time. Check out our first video with Daly (poodle), Sophie (5), Janna, an me onYouTube! Hopefully, there will be more to come. Yours truly said the dynamite fish bomber episode of SV Delos ...
2016-04-2052 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 11: Anchoring with Mantus Anchors founder Greg Kutsen, M.D., hosted by Linus WilsonI recorded this talk on anchoring techniques at the 2016 Southwestern International Boat Show in Houston.  Greg Kutsen M.D. is the founder of Mantus Anchors, which is a sponsor of Slow Boat Sailing.  Download the presentation for that talk to refer to the numbers for your boat.   Mantus Anchors Anchoring Presentation   Support the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Patreon!  There are great gifts such as How to Sail Around the World Part-Time (MP3 version) and bonus content for Patreon subscribers.   The focus of Dr. Kutsen's talk in Episode 1...
2016-04-1358 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 10: SV Delos, Brian, Brady, and Karin Interviewed by Linus WilsonWe caught up with the crew of SV Delos in South Africa as they plan to round the Cape of Good Hope for the second time in the other direction and cruise Reunion, Mauritius, and eastern Madagascar in their Southern Ocean cruise. Contribute to the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast on Patreon so we can hit our $20 goal and give away the eBook of the #1 sailing bestseller Slow Boat to the Bahamas to every sailor in the world!  Give the dream of cruising to foreign islands to your fellow sailors by being a patron of the podcast.  There are ma...
2016-04-0656 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 9: Dee Caffari, world record holder, Vendee Globe racer, Volvo Ocean Racer;This is just a sampling of Dee Caffari's achievements under sail from her website: "In 2006 Dee became the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, around the world against the prevailing winds and currents and was awarded an MBE in recognition of her achievement. Dee successfully completed the solo, non-stop Vendée Globe Race in 2009, crossing the finish line in 6th place out of an original fleet of 30 competitors. April 2011 saw Dee complete her third non-stop circumnavigation in the double-handed Barcelona World Race. In 2014, as part of Team SCA taking part in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014/15, De...
2016-03-3023 minSailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond
Sailing in the Mediterranean and BeyondSailing in the Mediterranean Episode 96 Linus Wilson on Slow BoatingThis week I talk to Linus Wilson about his books and cruising plans. Here is information Alex shared with me to pass on to you: Here is a link to Linus Wilsons' Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slow-boat-sailing/id1084423845?mt=2 Check out Linus Wilson’s book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time, which is now available as an MP3 album on iTunes or Amazon. Links to his books are at www.slowboatsailing.com. Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Boat to the Bahamas. Both books have been #1 bestsellers in the Amazon sailing eBook ca...
2016-03-241h 03Slow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 8: Jessie Z. of KatieandJessieonaboat.com talks about her travels in the Bahamas and the Great Loop interviewed by Linus WilsonJessie Zevalkink talks abouther travels in the Great Loop of the U.S. and Canada during 2013-2014. She and her friend Katie Smith traveled in a 27-foot sailboat fromMichigan to the Bahamas and back with Katie's dog.  Check out their blogin http://katieandjessieonaboat.com/. Theearly twenty-somethings were like "aliens" in the cruiser communityand were embraced up and down the ICW and featured on the front pages of CruisingOutpost. We talk about their working their way around the waterwaysof the U.S.A. and their travels in the nature coast of Florida and the Bahamas.   We areof...
2016-03-2338 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 7: Polynesian Navigation on Hokule’a with Kawika Crivello interviewed by Linus WilsonIn episode 7, I spoke to Kawika Crivello a crew member on the traditional sailing vessel Hokule’a.  Hokule’a is a two-masted double hulled canoe that is meant to be similar to traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes.  It is over 60′ long and has a crew of about a dozen at any one time.  Kawika has crewed on many parts of its current round the world voyage.  Hokule’a is 41 years old and is maintained by the Polynesian Voyaging Society.  Kawika was at anchor in the British Virgin Islands where the met with many locals including billionaire Richard Branson.  They may also visit with a...
2016-03-1828 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 6: South Pacific Weather with Met Bob, Bob McDavitt, interviewed by Linus Wilson  Bob McDavitt has been forecasting weather in the South Pacific for forty years including providing weather advice for the New Zealand challengers in the America's Cup and 16-year-old, round-the-world sailor Jessica Watson. He advised about 300 boats last season doing ocean passages in the South Pacific as well as runs a free weather newsletter/blog for over 20 years at http://weathergram.blogspot.com/.  His website is http://www.metbob.com/. He talks to the Slow Boat Sailing podcast about South Pacific weather patterns, the 1994 Pacific Storm, and Cyclone Watson.  He talks about how he helps sailors avoid the squally ITCZ.  In addit...
2016-03-1055 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 5: Cuba Bound with Wally Moran Interviewed by Linus WilsonWally Moran, the coauthor of the new cruising guide to Cuba’s north coastCuba Bound, talked to me in episode 5. He talks about his sailing career inSV Gypsy Wind and the Sail to the Sun ICW rally that he organizes. Wally did not have an internet signal and was talking outside over a cell phone so the audio of the interview is not as good as for prior episodes and was not as good as it will be for future episodes. I also talk about the perils of taking a dog to the Cayman Islands. Many more great episodes are i...
2016-03-0447 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 4: (new) Sailing the Galapagos and Marquesas with Pacific Crossing Notes Author Nadine SlavinskiThis “new” episode 4 replaces the old episode 4. The old episode 4 had poor sound quality due to banging halyards in a 30-knot near-gale. Nadine Slavinski crossed the South Pacific in 2013 and 2014 and wrote about it in her book Pacific Crossing Notes. We talk in depth about the Slow Boat’s planned cruising grounds for 2017 of the Galapagos and the Marquesas. Nadine also wrote Lesson Plans Ahoy! and Cruising the Caribbean with Kids. We also talk about her cool downwind sailing setup on their 35′ sailboat. I also talk about Annie Dike’s new video How to Get Your Wife to Go Cruising...
2016-02-2957 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 3: Pt. 2 Sundowner Sails Again with Tate McDaniel (Provedencia, San Blas, Panama, El Nino, and RVing) interviewed by Linus WilsonThis is the second half of the interview with Tate McDaniel of Sundowner Sails Again blog and YouTube channel.  He talks about sailing his boat from Isla Mujeres, Mexico to the remote island of Providencia, Columbia and then to the San Blas Islands in Panama.  He discusses why El Nino and cheap gas convinced him 2016 was the year to pause his around the world quest and RV across America before rejoining his 32' Westsail sailboat in Panama to sail the South Pacific in 2017. Take advantage of the $.99 sale on my website.  Buy How to Sail Around the World Part-Time or Slow Bo...
2016-02-2445 minSlow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 2: Cuba and Pt. 1 Sundowner Sails Again with Tate McDaniel (New Orleans, Key West, Cuba, and Isla Mujeres) interviewed by Linus WilsonTate McDaniel of the Sundowner Sails Again's blog and uTube channel talked to me over the weekend.  This episode looks at getting his boat, a Westsail 32' named Sundowner, ready for a round the world trip.  This covers the first half of his trip in 2015, crossing the Gulf of Mexico from New Orleans to Key West.  He discusses his travels in Cuba and his trip to and time in Isla Mujeres with his wife Dani.  In the next episode he discusses his trip to Provedencia, the San Blas Islands in Panama, and why gas prices and El Nino make 2016 a good y...
2016-02-231h 01Slow Boat Sailing Podcast
Slow Boat Sailing PodcastEp. 1: How to Sail Around the World Part-Time podcast introduction and book sample read by the author Linus WilsonShow notes are at https://slowboatsailing.wordpress.com Linus Wilson introduces the podcast and reads from his new book How to Sail Around the World Part-Time available on Amazon.
2016-02-1417 min