EP#330 Getting Back on the Horse and Out of the Rut
April 1, 2025 · 56 min · 277 views · Fort Pierce, Florida
What this video covers
Jerome Rand, solo sailor and host of the Sailing Into Oblivion podcast, records from Fort Pierce, Florida the morning before departing east-northeast 875 miles to Bermuda aboard a Westsail 32 named Montagna.1:09 He flew in at 3:30 a.m. after storm delays and has one night to prep before the offshore passage.0:40 The planned route: Fort Pierce to Bermuda, layover for a weather window, then south and west back to Florida — roughly two and a half to three weeks of offshore sailing.1:24 Pre-departure gear pickup at Old Sparrow included a storm jib, an Iridium Go backup, and bungees.1:42
The bulk of the recording is a solo monologue on recovering from post-adventure depression and mental ruts.2:55 Rand draws on his own experiences: a 2022 Atlantic knockdown that left him with PTSD and a prolonged low, a 2020 passage during hurricane season with lockdown-forced isolation, and an 88-day trip ending in Belhaven where he broke the boat and failed his goals.7:40 He identifies the pattern of chasing dopamine through food, alcohol, and inactivity as a cycle that deepens the hole.45:11 His recovery framework centers on honest self-assessment, specific goal-setting, a committed 10-to-14-day discipline window, good nutrition, and movement — framed as self-imposed structure rather than external accountability.23:08
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