Joshua Wheeler has sailed and lived on small craft for 15 years and 25,000 nautical miles. Credits include a 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage, two solo circumnavigations of Vancouver Island in 2018 and 2023, the Inside Passage to Alaska in 2022, and a Pacific tour in 2023-24. He’s holds a USCG Inland 100-Ton Masters and 25-Ton Near Coastal, has a recurring column in Latitude 38’s ‘Lectronic Latitude called The Resourceful Sailor Series, and enjoys small boat racing.
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For more videos about stepping and unstepping masts (with real people and real boats), visit this Sailing With Josh page.
Sailing With Josh