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Jul 2015
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Duncan Hood // Schooner Capt. & Actor

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About this episode

#110 is Duncan Hood, a long-time sailor and technically an Annapolis resident for more than two decades, but who's traveled the world teaching instructors how to teach sailing.

Duncan works as an ASA instructor and years ago got asked to travel to China to help start a sailing school in the south, near the border with North Korea, and his story of that misadventure makes up a good chunk of the middle of this episode. It's a riveting tale!

Come ocean sailing with Andy & Mia on Isbjorn, their classic Swan 48 at 59-north.com/offshore.

 

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