Michael MacLeod has logged thousands of miles aboard the smallest C-Dorys, traveling thousands of miles from Canada to Key West, and doing the Great Loop—twice. Whether you own a big boat, or a small one, we can all learn something from his remarkable adventuring. MacLeod’s fascinating podcast interview with Senior Editor Chris Dixon.
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Senior Editor, Power & Motoryacht
Chris Dixon is the author of Ghost Wave and The Ocean, The Ultimate Handbook of Nautical Knowledge. His writing has appeared in The New York Times bestseller The Southerner’s Handbook. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Outside, Popular Mechanics and Garden & Gun. He grew up boating, fishing and surfing along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, once spent a year working and traveling with Jimmy Buffett and today lives in Charleston with his wife, son and daughter.
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