The Mini Transat Mission podcast

The Mini Transat Mission is an offshore sailing podcast hosted by Peter Gibbons-Neff (USA) who competed in the 2023 Mini Transat. In this episode, Gibbons-Neff hosts Sylvain Karpinski who is from Canada and also raced in the 2023 Mini Transat on a Vector named Gusta.

It is a fascinating story of how he quickly learned how to sail and jumped right into preparing for this big race. Then during the Mini Transat, he had to overcome challenges such as climbing his mast while solo in big seas and even broke his bow sprit multiple times. He shares some crazy stories about his experience and what it took to get to the finish line.