RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_ad8867d6-530d-43c9-b4f0-a47433f38be9 -- Rendered At Thu, 28 May 2026 08:50:48 +0000 Salty Dips https://redcircle.com/shows/salty-dips en-US All rights reserved. A Podcast about Sailing, Racing and the Pacific Northwest Chris Maier A podcast about sailing, racing and the people who make it happen. We're focused on the characters that have made and continue to make sailing fun and inspiring. Though we come from BC and the Pacific Northwest our stories tend to span the world. We try to produce an episode a month. We sit down and talk with some of the greatest, or at least most entertaining, sailors, coaches and officials around. ad8867d6-530d-43c9-b4f0-a47433f38be9 Support This Podcast A podcast about sailing, racing and the people who make it happen. We're focused on the characters that make sailing and sailboat racing both fun and inspiring.

]]> episodic no Chris Maier chris.maier@blackwolfracing.ca no full The Art of the Regatta with Paul Ulibarri - E4 The Art of the Regatta with Paul Ulibarri - E4 4 1 Chris Maier How an Olympic Race Officer handles the chaos of a high-stakes starting line. What does it take to manage a race on the world’s biggest stage? In this episode, we sit down with four-time Olympic Race Officer Paul Ulibarri to go behind the scenes of elite-level regatta management. From his humble (and accidental) beginnings as a Hobie Cat dealer to overseeing the most prestigious starting lines in the world, Paul shares the tactical precision and cool-headedness required for international race officiating. He has overseen racing at all levels from the Pacific Northwest around the world. We dive into the "Art of the Regatta" and hear some harrowing dips (Sea Stories) from some truly epic races.


Olympic Race Management, Regatta Strategy, Professional Race Officiating, High-Performance Sailing Logistics, International Sailing Standards, Olympic Yacht Racing, Race Officer Insights, Grand Prix Regatta Organization.



Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations]]> <p>What does it take to manage a race on the world’s biggest stage? In this episode, we sit down with four-time Olympic Race Officer Paul Ulibarri to go behind the scenes of elite-level regatta management. From his humble (and accidental) beginnings as a Hobie Cat dealer to overseeing the most prestigious starting lines in the world, Paul shares the tactical precision and cool-headedness required for international race officiating. He has overseen racing at all levels from the Pacific Northwest around the world. We dive into the &#34;Art of the Regatta&#34; and hear some harrowing dips (Sea Stories) from some truly epic races.</p><p><br></p><p>Olympic Race Management, Regatta Strategy, Professional Race Officiating, High-Performance Sailing Logistics, International Sailing Standards, Olympic Yacht Racing, Race Officer Insights, Grand Prix Regatta Organization.</p><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations'>https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations</a> f273b040-112e-4090-b9ff-86581f572cdf https://www.blackwolfracing.ca/post/the-art-of-the-regatta-global-racing-insights-with-4x-olympic-officer-paul-ulibarri Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:47 +0000 3560 no full Cascadia Sailing with Joy Dahlgren - E3 Cascadia Sailing with Joy Dahlgren - E3 3 1 Chris Maier In this episode, we sit down with a powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest sailing scene. Joy Dahlgren joins us to talk about the movement sweeping our waters. She is a racer, a business owner, and a community builder. Joy is now with North Sails in Victoria after her time with UK Sailmakers. She also leads the charge for women in high-performance racing. We dive deep into the Cascadia sailing movement and what it means for our region and look ahead to the road to the New York Yacht Club. See the show notes on out website www.blackwolfracing.ca. Cascadia Sailing Women's Sailing High-Performance Racing All-Women's Team NYYC Women's Championship Pacific Northwest Sailing Sailing Community One-Design Racing IC37 Racing Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations In this episode, we sit down with a powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest sailing scene. Joy Dahlgren joins us to talk about the movement sweeping our waters. She is a racer, a business owner, and a community builder.

Joy is now with North Sails in Victoria after her time with UK Sailmakers. She also leads the charge for women in high-performance racing.

We dive deep into the Cascadia sailing movement and what it means for our region and look ahead to the road to the New York Yacht Club.

See the show notes here.

Cascadia Sailing

Women's Sailing

High-Performance Racing

All-Women's Team

NYYC Women's Championship

Pacific Northwest Sailing

Sailing Community

One-Design Racing

IC37 Racing



Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations]]> <p>In this episode, we sit down with a powerhouse of the Pacific Northwest sailing scene. Joy Dahlgren joins us to talk about the movement sweeping our waters. She is a racer, a business owner, and a community builder.</p><p>Joy is now with North Sails in Victoria after her time with UK Sailmakers. She also leads the charge for women in high-performance racing.</p><p>We dive deep into the Cascadia sailing movement and what it means for our region and look ahead to the road to the New York Yacht Club.</p><p><a href="https://www.blackwolfracing.ca/post/salty-dips-episode-3-cascadia-sailing-with-joy-dahlgren" rel="nofollow">See the show notes here.</a></p><p>Cascadia Sailing</p><p>Women&#39;s Sailing</p><p>High-Performance Racing</p><p>All-Women&#39;s Team</p><p>NYYC Women&#39;s Championship</p><p>Pacific Northwest Sailing</p><p>Sailing Community</p><p>One-Design Racing</p><p>IC37 Racing</p><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations'>https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations</a> 75108dc6-42f9-4c90-8ee7-b3ab89045a96 https://www.blackwolfracing.ca/post/salty-dips-episode-3-cascadia-sailing-with-joy-dahlgren Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:00:34 +0000 3142 no full Coaching with Steve McBride - E2 Coaching with Steve McBride - E2 2 1 Chris Maier The Humanity and Science of Coaching Today's podcast is the second installment of my conversation with Steve McBride. In our first episode, we talked sailing and life. Today we talk coaching Steve's As the long time head coach and program director at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Steve is coached at every level of competition from youth to the Paralympic Games. His Paralympic athletes have won several medals, though it's not just the highest levels of our sport that keep him going. His focus is always on his athletes and their lives. He's careful not to outshine them. Though he has received many national awards for coaching. Sailing, Racing, Coaching, Prairie Sailing, Sailing in Canada, Pacific Northwest Coaching, Dinghy, Laster, Fireball, Paralympic Sailing Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations We finish up our conversation with Steve McBride that we began in Episode 1. In this conversation we talk about Steve's coaching and his thoughts on the art and science of encouraging performance from sailors (and hockey players?).


Show notes, blog entries and lots more can be found here; www.blackwolfracing.ca

Follow us: www.instagram.com/blackwolfraces/


Sailing, Racing, Coaching, Prairie Sailing, Sailing in Canada, Pacific Northwest Coaching, Dinghy, Laster, Fireball, Paralympic Sailing



Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations]]> <p>We finish up our conversation with Steve McBride that we began in Episode 1. In this conversation we talk about Steve&#39;s coaching and his thoughts on the art and science of encouraging performance from sailors (and hockey players?).</p><p><br></p><p>Show notes, blog entries and lots more can be found here; <a href="http://www.blackwolfracing.ca/" rel="nofollow">www.blackwolfracing.ca </a></p><p>Follow us: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/blackwolfraces/" rel="nofollow">www.instagram.com/blackwolfraces/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sailing, Racing, Coaching, Prairie Sailing, Sailing in Canada, Pacific Northwest Coaching, Dinghy, Laster, Fireball, Paralympic Sailing</p><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations'>https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations</a> c74ce635-0bac-4e79-8ae1-efc749e71848 https://www.blackwolfracing.ca/post/salty-dips-episode-2-the-science-and-humanity-of-coaching-with-steve-mcbride Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:43:45 +0000 3431 no full Sailing with Steve McBride - E1 Sailing with Steve McBride - E1 1 1 Chris Maier A life of Sailing, Racing and Coaching From the gusty lakes of Winnipeg to the elite Paralympic stage, Steve McBride has navigated the pivot point between the sea and the sky. In this inaugural episode of Salty Dips, we explore the "doing it scared" philosophy that transformed a prairie sailor into a world-class coach and a cornerstone of the BC sailing community as well as the Canadian high performance coaching. Sailing, Racing, Coaching, Prairie Sailing, Sailing in Canada, Pacific Northwest Coaching, Dinghy, Laster, Fireball, Paralympic Sailing Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations We meet up with legendary sailing coach Steve Mcbride to talk about sailing and his experiences.

Steve talks about getting into sailing with his dad on Falcon Lake in Manitoba. We chat about Fireballs, Lasers, Optimists, and of course 49ers and skiffs. A paralympic coach and well known in Canadian high performance sailing and the Paralympic sailing movement. Seve talks about 'Doing it Scared'

Show notes, blog entries and lots more can be found here; www.blackwolfracing.ca

Follow us: www.instagram.com/blackwolfraces/


Sailing, Racing, Coaching, Prairie Sailing, Sailing in Canada, Pacific Northwest Coaching, Dinghy, Laster, Fireball, Paralympic Sailing



Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations]]> <p>We meet up with legendary sailing coach Steve Mcbride to talk about sailing and his experiences.</p><p>Steve talks about getting into sailing with his dad on Falcon Lake in Manitoba. We chat about Fireballs, Lasers, Optimists, and of course 49ers and skiffs. A paralympic coach and well known in Canadian high performance sailing and the Paralympic sailing movement. Seve talks about &#39;Doing it Scared&#39;</p><p>Show notes, blog entries and lots more can be found here; <a href="http://www.blackwolfracing.ca" rel="nofollow">www.blackwolfracing.ca </a></p><p>Follow us: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/blackwolfraces/" rel="nofollow">www.instagram.com/blackwolfraces/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sailing, Racing, Coaching, Prairie Sailing, Sailing in Canada, Pacific Northwest Coaching, Dinghy, Laster, Fireball, Paralympic Sailing</p><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations'>https://redcircle.com/salty-dips/donations</a> 07d18879-9e85-41b3-9dd6-3149d1df4f8f https://www.blackwolfracing.ca/post/salty-dips-episode-1-sailing-and-life-with-steve-mcbride Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:32:56 +0000 3228 no