Oceans Unplugged

About Oceans Unplugged

This is a podcast about the sea and the people who answer its call. Hosted by a mariner with over 30 years of experience across search and rescue, yacht racing, coastguard, and maritime enforcement, this show dives deep into the real stories of life at sea. These are not polished tales or manufactured drama. They’re honest, human conversations with sailors, lifeboat crews, adventurers, and everyday people who’ve lived extraordinary moments on the water. Stories of resilience, humour, loss, camaraderie, and the quiet truths the ocean teaches, told by someone who understands the weight of it. Each episode is a slow-burn conversation, less interview, more shared watch. Alongside these deep dives, you’ll hear personal reflections, listener stories, and glimpses into the bond between people and the vessels they trust with their lives. Whether you’ve spent your life at sea or never left shore, this is a place to listen, reflect, and connect. Real stories. Told with heart. The kind you carry with you.

Publisher

Lee Gallacher

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Apr 2026

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Episode 22 - Matthew Barraud

   This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Matt Barraud, director of the Morvargh Sailing Project, a Cornish charity that has been taking young people to sea under sail since 2010. Matt came to this work through his own sail training week with the Rona Sailing Project, and it changed his direction entirely. He now runs Morvargh alongside his wife and a team of volunteers, and still sails on every voyage. The charity operates TS Helen Mary R, a Bowman 57 launched in 1986, out of Fowey, working...

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Episode 21 - Kelsey Pfendler

   This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Kelsey Pfendler, the American ocean rower who this summer became the fastest person ever to row solo from California to Hawaii. Kelsey's route to the Pacific started on a river rather than an ocean. She took her first whitewater trip at 18, qualified as a guide in the Adirondacks, and spent the best part of a decade running multi-day expeditions through the Grand Canyon. Ocean rowing came later, after she met an Atlantic crew while sailing in 2019. H...

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Episode 20 - Guy Waites

   This week on the podcast, Lee is joined by Guy Waites, the North Yorkshire solo sailor who took his Tradewind 35, Sagarmatha, around the world singlehanded in the 2022 Golden Globe Race. Guy's route to the start line was anything but conventional. Two Jester Challenges, a 55 day Atlantic crossing in a 21 foot Corribee that capsized on the way, and two Clipper Races, the second of them as skipper. He bought Sagarmatha in Panama and sailed her home via the Caribbean and the Azores to complete h...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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