Interview with Brian & Karin Trautman
Brian and Karin Trautman have been sailing and spearing their way around the world on their 53-foot yacht SV Delos for 10 years. They are inspiring, intelligent and passionate people, caring about the environment and giving back to the communities that welcome them. Their YouTube channel is #2 in the sailing world, has over 595k subscribers and 7 million monthly views. In this interview (mostly with Brian due to Karin being on family duty with their daughter SIerra;) we chat all about what it’s like living off a sailboat, the art of sailing and spearfishing remote locations! Listen in!
SV Delos sail boat
Important Times
04:00 Introduction to Brian Trautman and a bit about SV Delos and how it all started
08:00 Characteristics and Abilities required to sail full-time
11:00 The last 12 months on SV Delos
21:00 Sailing Seasons
25:30 Spearfishing Remote Locations
37:00 Running the YouTube channel
50:25 Funny Stories from SV Delos
59:30 Quick catch-up with Karin
Links Mentioned
Connect with Brian, Karin and Sierra aboard SV Delos
- On Instagram @svdelos
- On YouTube svdelos
- On Facebook svdelos
- Find out Where SV Delos is right now here
Brian and the giant lobster
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