Sailing Doodles Podcast

Ever dreamed of quitting your job, sailing around the world, and getting PAID to do it? Well, Sailing Doodles is hiring! I'm looking for an adventurous, outgoing couple to join me aboard Sailing Doodles in 2027. This is a paid position with a combined salary of approximately $5,000 per month, accommodations aboard, and the opportunity to explore some of the most beautiful destin...

On October 20, 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered Convair 240 crashed in Mississippi after running out of fuel, killing six people, including three band members and both pilots. But what most people don't know is that my father, Jim White, was the chief pilot for Falcon Aviation and had been flying Lynyrd Skynyrd on their tour. Just days before the crash, he left to be home for my...

Back in 2003 or 2004, I was just 24 years old and had landed my first real job flying private jets out of Van Nuys, California. One of my very first assignments? Flying rock legend Sammy Hagar and his band around the country on tour! For the next month or two, I got a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road with a rock star. We had all-access backstage passes, hung out with t...

How dangerous is it really to sail around the world? Are pirates something sailors should actually worry about? While sailing through Indonesia, we stopped at a tiny, remote atoll hundreds of miles from civilization. Just as we were preparing to leave, a wooden boat carrying six men headed straight toward us. With only me and two women aboard, we had no idea what they wanted. Wh...

I was one of the very first pilots hired by Flydubai back in 2009, and I was there for the airline's very first passenger flight. But after a little over a year flying the Boeing 737 for them, I decided to leave. Following the recent shocking incident involving a Flydubai first officer, I'm sharing my firsthand experience working for the airline, the problems I saw with manageme...