Bruce Schwab

The Boat Geeks

The Boat Geeks #4 - Bruce Schwab (Vendee Globe, OceanPlanet Energy)

Recorded 1.25.24

Placing 9th in the 2004/05 Vendee Globe race, Bruce Schwab became the first American to successfully complete a solo around the world race, becoming the 240th person to ever achieve the feat of circumnavigation (and then he did it again a few years later!).

Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating.

This episode: The Boat Geeks learn about Bruce's upbringing, and how that shaped his love for sailing. A competitive person, he naturally took to racing and discovered he was very good at it. It was during his solo around the world races that he became acutely aware of electrical systems and batteries. As the founder of OceanPlanet Energy, along with partner Nigel Calder, Bruce has become a "go to guy" for boaters wanting to design state-of-the-art battery/charging systems. He also plays a mean guitar, has quite the collection of racing bicycles, and is restoring SV Improbable, his late Father's sailboat in Bellingham, WA.

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Bruce's company: https://oceanplanetenergy.com/

Bruce's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OceanPlanet60

Bruce's project: https://www.projectimprobable.com/

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