Captain’s Blog

Do you have mixed feelings about getting back to post-pandemic “normal?” I do, and I have a lot of questions. The world outside my apartment seems like a big and scary place.   Is it safe to go out? Go where and with whom? What activities are safe? My gym is open at limited capacity, but I remember hearing gyms were hotbeds of potential infection. They say it shouldn’t be a problem if I’m around others who are also fully vaccinated, but how do I know who is and who isn’t? What if they’re lying? The idea of going out to dinner and sitting in a crowded restaurant is now unsettling […]

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In this episode of OutBüro Voices featuring LGBTQ professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders from around the world, host Dennis Velco chats with out gay entrepreneur, adventurer, and author Larry Jacobson. During his six years sailing around the globe after departing corporate shores, Larry accumulated priceless and hard-won souvenirs — new insights on how to master your fears and limitations, persevere through the inevitable storms on the way to success, and live out your childhood dreams against all odds. Larry has the distinction of being the first out LGBT person to sail around the world flying a rainbow flag the entire way. Larry’s dynamic recounting of his incredible experiences and the lessons […]

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Click Here to Listen to the Interview! Where do you get your passion, purpose and fulfillment from?  We identify with our careers. And rightly so. Spend most of lives building careers. They become much of who we are. Your work provides a great deal of purpose and fulfillment. At work, you are: Needed Involved Valued Respected Somebody At work, You’re a VIP, a Very Important Person. What happens when that’s gone? What will provide feeling of: Belonging to something larger than yourself when your professional life is over? What will your identity be without your career, when you’re a PIP (Previously Important Person)?  Click HERE to Listen to the Entire Interview! An avid Sailor, Circumnavigator and Adventurer […]

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Listen to Larry Jacobson’s interview on Sail Sport Talk Radio. Larry Jacobson first stepped into a small sailboat at age 13, taught himself to sail, and was hooked. He had found his passion, and like many sailors, dreamed of sailing his own boat around the world. He kept that dream alive, and 33 years later sailed out beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, turned south, and began his circumnavigation. After six years, 40 countries, and over 40,000 nautical miles later, Larry’s dream came true as he returned to his home port of San Francisco. How did Larry’s sailing career begin, and what was his inspiration to sail around the world? Get inspired […]

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The long-awaited Children’s Version of The Boy Behind the Gate is now ready for the children in your life, and the child in you.   Watch the video book trailer below! Let’s Go! has been a really fun story to write and according to many, it’s exciting to read. Mixing fiction with stories and memories from my adventure of sailing around the world was challenging at times; yet it was liberating to let my imagination go as writing this version of my adventures. At one point while struggling with a particular chapter, my editor said, “Larry, just think like a 10-year old, that shouldn’t be hard for you!”  Many of the […]

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Do you know the three most powerful words in the English language? If you’re not sure, you can simply answer the question with them: “I don’t know.” Some of you told yourselves, “Of course I know what they are,” and tried to guess where I might be going with this. Why do we so often feel it necessary to know the answers to every question? And if you did know, then how fun is that? I ask, you answer, and we move on…yawn. On the other hand, when you utter those three simple words, “I don’t know,” you open the possibility of learning something new. We can’t know everything. We in […]

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If I were to ask you what the scariest day of your life was, could you tell me? Take a moment to think about that. If you were to ask me this same question, the answer might surprise you—because it happened on a day I thought would have been filled with pure joy. It was a cold crisp December morning when I sailed out beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and turned south to embark on the journey of a lifetime. I had been planning my departure for years—I was going to sail around the world—something I had been dreaming of since I first stepped foot into a sailboat at age 13. […]

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  Click video player (above) to listen to the interview  Larry Jacobson interviewed by President of SpeakerMatch, Brian Kaplowitz Whether or not you signed up for it, if you’re a professional speaker, you’re also an entrepreneur. From marketing to money-management, your success is a reflection of your efforts and your leadership capabilities. I sat down with Brian Kaplowitz from SpeakerMatch to talk about speakers who have unexpectedly found themselves navigating through entrepreneurial waters. This interview may be helpful for all start-ups and accidental entrepreneurs. Does that sound like you? Have a listen, and feel free to share your personal tips and experience in the comments below. Learn more about Larry’s Navigating […]

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