Marybeth is a Canadian Youtube and content creator taking us on outdoor, travel and paddle “advenchas”.

I'm stoked to catch up with Marybeth to chat about her love of paddling, travel, wildlife encounters, and her super entertaining videos to motivate us to get outdoors.

Listen in for beginner advice on how to choose the right paddleboard for stability, tips for balance, and staying safe on the water. And if you’re hesitant to try a SUP or you’re embarrassed to fall in – we’ve got some encouragement for you!

Marybeth shares about her life by the Great Lakes in Ontario and going on backcountry adventures. We chat about paddling with huge ‘gators, and the joy of stalking beavers in her hometown backyard known as Coote’s paradise.

She also gives insights into her journey as a Youtube creator and her mission to encourage more play in life.

Connect via Instagram @paddleadventurer

and watch Paddle Adventurer on YouTube

Connect with Saltwater Journal @saltwater_journal

Website: ⁠⁠Saltwater Journal⁠

EPISODE NOTES | Marybeth

1:06 Hometown

1:34 Journey into paddling

3:52 Choosing the best paddle board

5:53 Size and stability

6:57 Do it your way

8:32 Backcountry portaging

14:00 Pumping inflatables

16:46 Florida alligators

18:41 Marybeth’s mission

20:27 Backyard paddling

22:09 Beavers

23:56 Life in the outdoors

25:42 YouTube journey

29:00 Beginner advice

31:32 Winter paddling

35:00 Tips for balance

38:07 Moose

39:00 Future adventures

39:44 Magic of paddling

In this episode I talk with Alice Baker and Courtney Te Whiu - two great Kiwi mates who worked their way into the world of boat crew and luxury superyachts having the time of their life in dream destinations.

With 12+ years of combined experience, and all the what to-do’s and what not-to do’s, they founded the New Zealand Superyacht Academy with internationally recognised courses to kick-start graduate’s superyacht careers.

Listen in to get all the goss on what it takes to find work onboard, perks of the job, what a captain’s looking for in crew, and how much it’s really like ‘Below Deck’.

Travel, fun, money and a whole lot of hard work – find out how it started for these two, and what you’ll get from joining the superyacht academy.

If you’re keen to link in with a network of incredible supportive boaties exploring the world on superyachts – get in contact with Alice and Courtney

Connect via Instagram @nzsuperyachtacademy

and visit New Zealand Superyacht Academy

Connect with Saltwater Journal @saltwater_journal

Website: ⁠Saltwater Journal

EPISODE NOTES | New Zealand Superyacht Academy

1:10 Early days

2:35 Starting out as crew

5:41 Dockwalking

7:40 The allure of boating

9:30 Surprises of the industry

13:20 Guest & owner experiences

16:40 Prepared for any scenario

17:15 Crew culture

17:50 Below Deck

18:56 Personality & skills

21:00 Perks of the job

23:50 Opportunities

24:11 Age & career

27:15 Roles onboard

27:08 The Academy

31:00 Community support

32:23 Internationally recognised courses

33:30 Specialist industry leaders

36:44 STCW

38:41 Student success

41:00 Caviar

43:21 Wealth management

46:32 Yachting & parenthood

48:51 Where to sign up

In this episode I talk with Renee Taylor, a speech-language therapist and freedive instructor who founded Salt Aotearoa in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Renee shares her personal journey to experiencing freediving as rongoā Māori and its role as a healing practice; with the ocean supporting a deep level of mind, body and spiritual well-being. If you’re stressed and burnt out, keep listening!

We chat about the kaupapa of Salt Aotearoa and creating a safe space for wāhine to transform their lives by learning to freedive, spearfish, and collect kaimoana.Today we’ll find out just how easy it is to get into freediving, and how good it is for us.

And you’ll hear Renee’s beautiful baby during this episode, who wanted a wee chat too!

Join a freediving or spearfishing course with Salt Aotearoa and experience more life underwater.

Connect with Renee on Instagram @saltaotearoa

Connect with Saltwater Journal @saltwater_journal

Website: Saltwater Journal

EPISODE NOTES | Renee Taylor

01:00 Family and motherhood

2:06 Speech therapy and the toll of death in daily life

04:06 Unsafe cultural spaces and journey into freediving

05:50 Being wāhine in the freediving world

11:26 Joy of the beginner experience

14:09 Being underwater: scuba and freediving

14:43 Benefits of freediving

16:21 Supporting reconnection

20:20 Dangers of freediving

23:50 Collecting kai

25:12 Addiction of spearfishing

26:00 Shore diving

27:30 CPR

33:00 How to get involved

35:10 Freediving and pregnancy

Te Reo Māori

Aotearoa - New Zealand

Hauora - health

Kai - food

Kaimoana - seafood

Kaupapa - purpose

Kōrero - conversation

Moana - sea, ocean

Māoritanga - Māori way of life

Taiao - natural world

Wānanga - meeting to share learning and knowledge

Wāhine - women

Whānau - family