Ben Soofer // Making a career in sailing

About this episode

Ben Soofer discusses his journey in sailing and how he built a career from his passion.

Ben Soofer joined 59 North back in 2018, working with media and on the backend of this very podcast. He then started sailing as a mate, including joining August on his first offshore passage on Isbjørn. He's then gone on to start his own business, and working with many others. August caught up with him to reminisce about the past, share some old sea stories, and talk about how Ben's made a unique career out of his passion. -- 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!

People in this episode

Host: August

Guest: Ben Soofer

Topics covered

• sailing career
• offshore passage
• sea stories
• business in sailing
• passion for sailing

Keywords

• sailing
• career
• offshore
• sea stories
• business
• 59 North
• The Quarterdeck

Sponsors

Offshore Passage Opportunities, Rutgerson Marin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 59 North, The Quarterdeck

Places: Isbjørn

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