Get the Good Jibes with Nicki and Kayleen
Welcome back to Good Jibes, episode #17. This week listen in as Nicki Bennett and Kayleen VanderRee chat about sailing, snowboarding, and building adventure communities. Kayleen is a lifelong sailor from British Columbia who first sailed to Mexico when she was 15.
Hear how to merge your passions for sailing and snowboarding, learn the engine and electrical system of your boat, cultivate a community around shared passions, find a sailing mentor, and live aboard your boat.
This episode covers everything from the technical side of sailing to posting your journeys on YouTube. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:
- How has Kayleen learned the engine and electrical systems?
- When did she decide she wanted to get her own boat?
- How did she get into commercial diving?
- What snowboarding and sailing expeditions has she done in recent years?
- How do you cultivate community around shared passions?
- What’s involved in getting started sailing from scratch?
- Tack or Jibe: What is something Kayleen couldn’t live without as a liveaboard?
Check out the episode and show notes below for much more detail.
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Learn more about Kayleen on Instagram at @FromSnowToSail.