Cast Off with Confidence

This is PART TWO OF THREE
Jeanne Socrates talks about her set up on board, changing an injector underway and preparing for single-handing passages.
She’s been upside-down fixing autopilot and plans for all emergencies.
She asks the pertinent questions in her preparation, “When we turn upside down, what’s going to happen.”
And
“Can you take charge of your vessel if something happens to your partner?”
With manuals for everything, she’s ready for everything, but was she ready to lose her boat… her soulmate?

Show Notes

Jeanne is a powerhouse of energy and smart thinking. 
 “I am small I needed to think of the location of everything!”
 She has manuals for everything and has no problem repairing her engine while at sea.
 San Francisco and Alaska help her plan for single-handing, and upside down fixing the autopilot.
 Boat confidence is important as is taking charge of a vessel at every opportunity (not relying on someone else).
 Jeanne explains what drives her to go for records, the psychology of the why AND the psychology of losing her boat and almost her life!

What is Cast Off with Confidence?

We never stop learning - especially on boats!
As a circumnavigator and maritime trainer I chat to a variety of sailors - boaties - yachties... people who love anything boating.... choose whichever noun you prefer. We find out what makes people on water tick and how they do it - from personal skills, juggling other aspects of life, to making it work financially.
The achievements are big, whether they are making their cruising life a success or simply navigating their way through the troughs and peaks of everyday life.