Two captains sit down at the Castine Yacht Club to talk about sailing, weather and adventures on the high seas.

Elliot Rappaport, author of Reading the Glass: A Captain’s View of Weather, Water and Life on Ships, has sailed as a captain in the US maritime industry since 1992,  involved primarily in the training of other mariners aboard a variety of traditional sailing  ships. Presently a faculty member at Maine Maritime Academy, preparing cadets  for professional careers at sea, he has also worked extensively at the SEA Education Association  in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Matt Murphy is co-owner of Wooden Boat and has been messing about in boats since the age of 10.