In this week’s episode, Good Jibes host Ryan Foland goes on location at the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, which took place June 13-14, 2025 at Balboa Yacht Club. This was the 9th Annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, this time with the theme: “Stories of the Sea: Wooden Boats in Film & Fiction.” More »

Welcome to Good Jibes! In this week’s episode we chat with Stephen and Kristen van Dyck and one of their sons, Paul, to chat about their year-long sailing sabbatical as a family. More »

Tune in as we chat with Stuart McNay about the inspiring world of coaching on the water. Stuart is a professional sailor, a sailing coach, and a five-time Olympian.   In this episode, with host Ryan Foland, Stuart shares about the first time he knew he’d make an Olympic run, the traits shared by his favorite mentors, how to find the right sailing coach, whether coaching will ever be replaced by AI, and where the magic of coaching works best. More »

Welcome to Good Jibes Episode #212. This week we chat with Dennis Surtees about his lifetime of sailing championships with legendary crews. Dennis is a 95-year-old racer who has done it all in the 5O5 class, and also won on the Antrim 27. More »

This week’s host, Moe Roddy, is joined by women’s match racing legends Betsy Alison, Allie Blecher, Nicole Breault, and Molly Carapiet to chat the past, present, and future of the sport. More »

This week we’re joined by adventure pilot and sailor Harry Anderson to chat about what’s needed to sail around the world by yourself, and touch all seven continents for extra credit. More »

This week we chat with Heather Richard, currently in Tahiti, to chat exploring the world with her kids. Heather is a USCG 100-Ton Captain, sailing instructor, racer, cruiser, and charter owner who raised her three kids on her 43-foot sloop. More »

This week we chat with returning guest Alli Bell about winning the 2025 Transpac — the first female skipper ever to win the race. Alli has sailed several Transpacs, is the current Rear Commodore of the Transpacific Yacht Club, and Vice Commodore of San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC). More »

Welcome to Good Jibes Episode #207. This week we catch up with Nikki Barnes and Ryan Squires, in person, at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club to talk about their campaign for the 2028 LA Olympics. More »

This week we chat with Kira Maixner about teaching women to sail and race. Kira is a USCG 100-Ton Master Captain and ASA Master Instructor who’s completed several crossings and races across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. More »