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  • Boat Radio – Bob Bitchin, an extraordinary life

    In this sensational interview, Bob Bitchin contemplates murder, considers suicide, talks about growing up with Clark Gable, Roy Rogers and the Cisco Kid, describes life as a motorcycle gang member, recalls his time as Evel Knievel’s bodyguard and reminisces about his many years cruising the world aboard sailboats.

    “When you’re out there, life is like a dream.”
    After his sailing magazine Latitudes and Attitudes died an inglorious death, Bob launched Cruising Outpost and it quickly became the number one selling marine leisure lifestyle publication in the United States. He remains at the helm, aged seventy-three. He has written thousands of articles, published several books, owned numerous magazines, presented dozens of television shows and is poised to launch a new venture – a music radio station for the cruising and boating community worldwide.
    Get yourself a drink, switch off your phone, close your eyes and just listen. This is jaw-dropping, eye-popping stuff.
    www.pyrateradio.com
    www.cruisingoutpost.com

    53 min
  • Boat Radio - cocktails and cameras

    A privileged personal cocktail mixing lesson at the luxurious Jumeirah Port Sóller Hotel and a chat about the new Paralenz – the action camera designed by scuba divers specifically for diving and boating communities.

    General Manager Jordi Tarrida tells us all about the spectacular Jumeirah Port Sóller Hotel and invites us to make a golden sundowner with senior mixologist Stefano. There really is no better place from which to enjoy the views over Mallorca’s friendliest harbour and few better drinks with which to toast the setting sun.
    Meanwhile, in Copenhagen, Jacob Dalhoff is working on the development of a brand new, super-sophisticated action camera aimed at scuba diving and boating communities worldwide. The Paralenz started life as a Kickstarter campaign and is now available to buy. You can take it to 200 metres depth or run it over with your car and it will still produce excellent images and video without the need for an underwater housing or any colour filters.
    Tomorrow on Boat Radio, the amazing force of nature that it Bob Bitchin’ – biker, writer, sailor, owner of Cruising Outpost magazine and all-round superhuman. He’ll be chatting about his extraordinary life, his motorcycle days, his time as Evel Knievel’s bodyguard, his magazines, his highs, his deep lows and his many boats. Do not miss it!

    19 min
  • Bob’s No Wake Zone – Fourth of July edition

    Doug Beck talks about the new Lake of the Ozarks Captain’s Association and US Coast Guard Chief of Investigations, Lieutenant Sean Haley, drops by to talk about bare boat charter regulations and captaincy. Al Griffin’s in the studio too, talking about events on Lake of the Ozarks back in the 50s and 60s.

    With more coastline than California, Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks is the number one recreational boating venue in the United States and Bob’s No Wake Zone is the best boating radio show bar none.

    48 min
  • The Boat Galley – 41. Dinghy drift

    What’s a dinghy drift? It’s an awesome floating party, that’s what!

    Carolyn Shearlock’s website, The Boat Galley, is the number one resource for the cruising community. It is packed with terrific tips and tricks to make your boat life better.
    www.theboatgalley.com

    6 min
  • Postcards From Sea – Homeward with Larry

    John’s house is in urgent need of repair so he’s heading back to Washington DC and has taken on a new crew member to help with the overnight passages.

    Three years ago, John Herlig fell in love with an old sailboat called Ave de Mar. Unable to resist her charms, he bought her, restored her and embarked on an adventure with no end. He has a vague notion that he might circumnavigate the globe.
    Postcards From Sea is John’s story.

    45 min
  • The Boat Galley – 40: An electric windlass as a safety feature

    “It’s almost impossible to hand pull an anchor as winds build and whitecaps start forming in the anchorage. Injuries also become extremely likely.” Wise words from Carolyn Shearlock, who, this week, argues that an electric windlass is an essential safety feature for cruisers.

    Carolyn’s website, The Boat Galley, is a wonderful resource for the cruising community. It features hundreds of clever tips and tricks for making your boat life better, devised after many years of cruising in the Sea of Cortez and the Caribbean.
    www.theboatgalley.com

    8 min
  • Bob’s No Wake Zone – Cigarette Owners’ Reunion, Operation Dry Water and the fastest boat from the 1940s

    80 boats make the cigarette owners’ reunion, Hannah Helsby of NASBLA explains all you need to know about Operation Dry Water, Dave Hotz discusses his invention, the Dock Lifeguard, designed to prevent electric shock drowning, and historian Al Griffin talks about the fastest boat from the 1940s.

    Another packed show from Captain Bob May, coming to you each week from Osage Beach on Missouri’s spectacular Lake of the Ozarks, voted America’s number one recreational boating destination. Do not miss this.

    49 min
  • Ocean Research Project – The Ault is trashed, the Spanish are nude and Brian’s house smells like a giant ashtray

    A leak starts and a pump fails and before you know it, Matt’s boat, The Ault, is sinking. Meanwhile, he’s sorting out an Outbound 46 that’s filled with dog hairs and has a tropical rainforest growing on the bottom. So, he calls in old friend and foul-tempered curmudgeon, Simon, to investigate.

    Matt then returns to Warren, Ohio, the town of his birth, where he stays in a stinking, giant ashtray of a house belonging to his good friend, Brian.
    He also recalls three days in Portugal, stepping on the toes of a Brazilian woman in a tiny bikini.
    Matt Rutherford is the only person in history to circumnavigate the Americas single-handed, non-stop. He is the founder and operator of Ocean Research Project: www.oceanresearchproject.org

    58 min
  • The Boat Galley - 39. Is your life sling ready for use?

    Don't bet your life on unchecked equipment. Listen to this podcast and follow Carolyn's instructions to the letter.

    Carolyn has lived aboard for many years and has amassed a wealth of extremely useful information, some of which might just save your life or the lives of your crew and passengers.
    For more tips and tricks to make your boat life better, visit Carolyn's superb website, www.theboatgalley.com

    6 min
  • The Boat Galley - 39. Is you life sling ready for use?
    Don't bet your life on unchecked equipment. Listen to this podcast and follow Carolyn's instructions to the letter.
    Carolyn has lived aboard for many years and has amassed a wealth of extremely useful information, some of which might just save your life or the lives of your crew and passengers.
    For more tips and tricks to make your boat life better, visit Carolyn's superb website, www.theboatgalley.com
    8 min

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