About

Eugene and Captain David don't just tell stories about boats — they build them. Together they founded UX Marine, designing and delivering the Noordic 26: a performance sailing vessel built specifically for the waters of Southeast Asia.

Cap'n Davo's True Tales is what happens when you spend years testing, refining, and delivering boats across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia — and things don't go entirely to plan. Every episode is a real story from the field. The pirates were real. The crocodile was real. The squid was extremely real. The poor decisions were, in most cases, also real.

The podcast started as a way to document the absurdity that seems to follow two boat builders around the region. It turned into something people actually listen to.

Cap'n Davo is David — co-founder of UX Marine, Kiwi mariner, and the person who has been sailing Singapore's waters long enough to have opinions about every anchorage between the Strait of Malacca and the Java Sea.

Finnigan is Eugene — the other co-founder, chief designer of the Noordic 26, and the first mate who is always barefoot, always on the helm, and always somehow involved when things get complicated.

The Lady in Red comes and goes. The crocodile was a one-episode appearance. The pirates were not invited back.

The show is styled after 1950s pulp adventure magazines, Tintin, classic National Geographic expeditions and old maritime charts. The artwork is original. The voice acting is professional. The sound design is detailed.

Each episode takes a real incident from the Noordic's sea trials or delivery voyages, and renders it with the confidence of people who absolutely believe every decision they made was correct at the time.