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Every episode of Lessons Learned, the UK Sailmakers podcast hosted by Buttons Padin.

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Lessons Learned Episode 30 cover: Express 37 Dorado sailing past the Golden Gate Bridge

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Lessons Learned at the 2026 Pacific Cup

In Episode 30 of UK Sailmakers’ Lessons Learned, host Buttons Padin talks with Brendan Huffman, co-owner of the UK Sailmakers Los Angeles loft, fresh off winning ORR 4, the Gosling’s Rum…

August 28, 2026

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 29 graphic: Obsession's crew hikes out

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Lessons Learned Ocean Racing Down Under

In Episode 29 of UK Sailmakers' Lessons Learned podcast, host Buttons Padin talks with Ceris and Paul Arns about Obsession , the Mark Mills designed MAT 1245 they campaign out of Western…

August 14, 2026

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 28 graphic: Newport Bermuda Double-Handed

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Lessons Learned Racing Double-Handed to Bermuda

In Episode 28 of UK Sailmakers' Lessons Learned podcast, host Buttons Padin talks with UK Sailmakers Northeast Loft Manager Emmett Dickheiser and co-skipper Cat Chimney about their 2026…

July 23, 2026

Lessons Learned Short podcast graphic: Quentin Debois' Benchmark Record

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Lessons Learned Short - Quentin Debois' Benchmark Record

In this Lessons Learned Podcast Short, host Buttons Padin talks with Belgian sailor Quentin Debois after he established a world benchmark time sailing a Mini 6.5 from Miami to New York…

July 10, 2026

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 27: Reaching Sail Design cover graphic

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Lessons Learned on Reaching Sail Design

In Episode 27 of UK Sailmakers' Lessons Learned podcast , host Buttons Padin talks with Andrew Weiss, owner of Christopher Dragon XII, and UK Sailmakers' Chief Designer Pat Considine about…

June 19, 2026

Lessons Learned Episode 26 cover: 'Mini 6.5,' boat Odigo #879

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Lessons Learned Sailing the Mini 6.5

In Episode 26 of UK Sailmakers’ Lessons Learned podcast, host Buttons Padin speaks with Belgian offshore sailor Quentin Debois about his Mini 6.5 campaign, his sailing background, and his…

April 10, 2026

Lessons Learned Episode 25 cover: 'Sailing the Hard Way'

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Lessons Learned Sailing the Hard Way

Join host Buttons Padin on the 25th episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast by UK Sailmakers, where he sits down with solo circumnavigator Istvan Kopar, a sailor whose life story reads like…

March 19, 2026

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 24 cover: 'Preparing for the South Pacific' over a snowy boatyard

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Lessons Learned Preparing for the South Pacific

Join host Buttons Padin for the 24th episode of Lessons Learned , the UK Sailmakers podcast series, featuring a very special guest: Adam Loory . After 34 years as General Manager of UK…

January 30, 2026

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 23 cover: 'Submarines & Sailing' over a submarine photo

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Lessons Learned From Sailboats to Submarines

Join host Buttons Padin on the 23rd episode of the Lessons Learned podcast by UK Sailmakers, featuring special guest Commander Gregory Storer of the United States Navy. In this…

December 12, 2025

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 22 cover graphic: Team Racing, with UK Sailmakers branding

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Lessons Learned on Team Racing

Join host Buttons Padin on the 22nd episode of the Lessons Learned podcast by UK Sailmakers, where he dives into the world of team racing with Jack Fenwick, the Sailing Development Manager…

October 10, 2025

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 21 cover: 'ISL Sails,' yacht reaching under dark sails

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Lessons Learned on ISL Sails

Welcome to the twenty-first episode of Lessons Learned, the UK Sailmakers podcast hosted by Buttons Padin. In this episode, Buttons is joined by UK Sailmakers’ lead designer, Pat Considine,…

September 3, 2025

Lessons Learned podcast cover, Episode 20 on Sailing Photography with Sharon Green

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Lessons Learned on Sailing Photography

Welcome to the twentieth episode of Lessons Learned, the UK Sailmakers podcast series hosted by Buttons Padin. In this episode, Buttons explores the art of sailing photography with…

June 27, 2025

Lessons Learned podcast cover for Episode 19, Hailing Rules 2025

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Lessons Learned on Hailing Rules

Welcome to the nineteenth episode of UK Sailmakers' Lessons Learned podcast series, hosted by Buttons Padin. In this episode, Buttons speaks with Butch Ulmer, former president of UK…

May 27, 2025

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 18 cover: Sydney Hobart, with a crew in red foul-weather gear

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LESSONS LEARNED ON THE SYDNEY HOBART

Join us for the eighteenth episode of Lessons Learned, UK Sailmakers' podcast series. Listen as host, Buttons Padin, talks with Bill Henson about his thrilling experiences aboard his JPK 45…

March 28, 2025

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 17 cover art with Rodney Pimentel's blue yacht

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LESSONS LEARNED WITH RODNEY PIMENTEL

Join us for the seventeenth episode of Lessons Learned, UK Sailmakers' podcast series hosted by Brendan Huffman, featuring special guest Rodney Pimentel. In this episode, Rod discusses his…

December 20, 2024

Lessons Learned Podcast Episode 16 cover: Shannon One Design, with UK Sailmakers logo.

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LESSONS LEARNED ON SHANNON ONE DESIGN

Join us for the sixteenth episode of Lessons Learned, UK Sailmakers' podcast series hosted by Buttons Padin, featuring special guest David Dickson. In this episode, David discusses the…

October 31, 2024

Lessons Learned Podcast Episode 15 title graphic, Safety at Sea, over a Lifesling drill photo

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LESSONS LEARNED ON SAFETY AT SEA

Tune in to the fifteenth episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers, hosted by Buttons Padin and featuring special guest Dick York. Dick is a passionate advocate for…

August 28, 2024

Lessons Learned Podcast Episode 14 title graphic featuring Christian Williams

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LESSONS LEARNED WITH CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS

Tune in to the fourteenth episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers, hosted by Brendan Huffman and featuring special guest Christian Williams. Listen as he recounts his…

July 29, 2024

Lessons Learned Episode 13 crew celebrating with leis and pineapples on the dock

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LESSONS LEARNED GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE

Tune in to the latest episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers featuring special guest Marie Rogers, a trailblazing figure in the world of offshore racing and advocate…

May 20, 2024

Lessons Learned Episode 12 cover: Women in Performance Sailing, pink spinnaker flying

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LESSONS LEARNED AS WOMEN IN PERFORMANCE SAILING

Tune in to the twelfth episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers, featuring Mia Karlsson and Nikki Henderson, two of the amazing women who lead offshore passages with…

March 27, 2024

Lessons Learned Episode 11 cover: Asymmetrical Spinnaker Design with a labelled diagram

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LESSONS LEARNED ON ASYMMETRICAL SPINNAKER DESIGN

Tune in to the eleventh episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers, featuring lead sail designer Pat Considine from UK Sailmakers Chicago. In this episode, Pat answers a…

February 22, 2024

Shorthanded racing yacht reaching hard with a spinnaker flying in the background

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LESSONS LEARNED SHORTHANDED SAILING

Tune in to the tenth episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers, featuring Stefan Voss of UK Sailmakers Germany. In this episode, Stefan explores the growing popularity…

January 19, 2024

Lessons Learned podcast Episode 9 cover: Sailing the Singlehanded Transpac aboard SIREN

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LESSONS LEARNED SAILING SINGLEHANDED TRANSPAC

Tune into the ninth episode of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers, featuring Brendan Huffman as he shares his journey competing in his second Singlehanded Transpacific Race…

December 12, 2023

Crew member fitting a UK Sailmakers branded sail cover on deck

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LESSONS LEARNED PASSAGE MAKING

Tune in to Episode Eight of the Lessons Learned Podcast series by UK Sailmakers featuring Tripp Brower, Captain of SV RESILIENCE and Executive Director of the non-profit Apparent Winds. In…

September 5, 2023

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