James Frederick

{{Short description|American sailor and sailing vlogger since 2015}}

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James Frederick is a solo sailor and sailing vlogger best known for sailing his 1965 Alberg 30 Triteia as part of his YouTube channel Sailing Triteia.{{cite magazine |last=Fischer |first=David Blake |date=July 19, 2022 |title=Finding a Way Forward |url=https://www.cruisingworld.com/people/finding-a-way-forward/ |magazine=Cruising World |location=Winter Park, FL |publisher=Bonnier |access-date=25 Feb 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225201158/https://www.cruisingworld.com/people/finding-a-way-forward/ |url-status=live }}{{cite podcast |host=Andy Schell |title=James the Sailor Man// Small Boat, Big Adventures |publisher=On the Wind |date=2021-03-02 |url=https://www.59-north.com/onthewindpodcast/320-james-frederick |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225195653/https://www.59-north.com/onthewindpodcast/320-james-frederick |url-status=live }}{{cite podcast |host=Andrew Hesketh |title=James Frederick, SV Triteia |publisher=Ocean Cruising Club |url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/sailing-the-ocean/james-frederick-sv-triteia-LX2YuOtisyv/ |date=2021-10-16 |access-date=25 February 2023}} Frederick was raised in New Mexico and dropped out of school at the age of 16. In August 2021 Frederick began his second attempt at sailing to Hawaii from California,{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2023-04-20 |title=Adrift in the Pacific: One sailor's incredible story of survival |url=https://www.yachtingworld.com/cruising/adrift-in-the-pacific-one-sailors-incredible-story-of-survival-145122 |access-date=2024-01-08 |magazine=Yachting World |language=en-US |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108012849/https://www.yachtingworld.com/cruising/adrift-in-the-pacific-one-sailors-incredible-story-of-survival-145122 |url-status=live }} during the voyage 1000 miles from Hawaii he lost his rudder and was forced to steer the rest of the way using a drogue.{{cite magazine |last=Frederick |first=James |date=2021 |editor1-last=Hammick |editor1-first=Anne |title=1000 Miles Steered by Drogue |url=https://www.oceancruisingclub.org/Flying-Fish-Archive |magazine=Flying Fish: The Journal of the Ocean Cruising Club |location=Dartmouth, United Kingdom |publisher=Ocean Cruising Club |access-date=25 Feb 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225195655/https://www.oceancruisingclub.org/Flying-Fish-Archive |url-status=live }}{{cite podcast |host=Ben Shaw |title=James Frederick // Across the Pacific Without a Rudder - Ep. 102 |publisher=Out The Gate Sailing |date=22 August 2022 |url=https://outthegate.podbean.com/e/james-frederick-across-the-pacific-without-a-rudder-ep-102/ |access-date=25 February 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225195652/https://outthegate.podbean.com/e/james-frederick-across-the-pacific-without-a-rudder-ep-102/ |url-status=live }} For this he was awarded the 2021 Qualifiers Mug from the Ocean Cruising Club.{{Cite magazine |last=Devoy |first=James Wilkie |date=2022-01-28 |title=Cruising achievements of the year awarded 2021 |url=https://www.yachtingworld.com/cruising/cruising-achievements-of-the-year-awarded-2021-136532 |access-date=2023-02-25 |magazine=Yachting World |language=en-US |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225195651/https://www.yachtingworld.com/cruising/cruising-achievements-of-the-year-awarded-2021-136532 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Jens |first=Detlef |date=2022 |title=Videokritik: James Frederick, Sailing Triteia |url=https://literaturboot.de/2022/12/videokritik-james-frederick-sailing-triteia/ |access-date=25 Feb 2023 |website=Literaturboot |place=Flensburg, Germany |language=de |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225202658/https://literaturboot.de/2022/12/videokritik-james-frederick-sailing-triteia/ |url-status=live }} After spending the winter in Hawaii and repairing his rudder Frederick continued on towards French Polynesia.{{cite magazine |last=Frederick |first=James |date=2023 |editor-last=Cross |editor-first=Andy |editor2-last=Bach |editor2-first=Deborah |title=A Sailing Dream Achieved |url=https://goodoldboat.com/ |magazine=Good Old Boat |location=Jamestown, ND |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=23–25 |issn=1099-6354 |access-date=25 Feb 2023 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225201306/https://goodoldboat.com/ |url-status=live }}