Boat Radio

Abby Barrows is a marine research scientist based in Maine on the east coast of the United States. It’s more accurate to say, she’s based on an island off the coast of the United States, just shy of the Canadian border.

In this final edition of Matt Rutherford’s podcast, he falls down a hole on a Bahamanian island and lands right on top of a garbage bag filled with marijuana. He then rides out a tropical storm at anchor before heading out into open ocean with a ruined engine. And that’s when he’s becalmed and finds himself bobbing along, riding the Gulf Stream for two weeks, heading north. He also talks a little more about Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava who were adrift in the Pacific Ocean for five months and whose story has inspired countless newspaper articles and television news segments. This is Matt’s final show for Boat Radio and we wish him well with his new endeavour, the Single-Handed Sailing podcast, which launches January 1st and which you can find via any of the usual podcasting apps. Check it out and don’t forget to leave a review. If you’d like Matt to help you find the best blue water yacht for you, drop him a line via [email protected] To learn more about Matt’s conservation work, visit http://oceanresearchproject.org/ To enjoy a variety of Boat Radio podcasts as an audiostream, to browse our library of past podcasts and to learn more about us, visit our website: http://www.boatradio.tv/ If you’d like to advertise on Boat Radio and have your message heard up to 300,000 times per month by boat owners and enthusiasts worldwide (but mostly in the United States), then drop us a line via [email protected]

What do you do if your new-to-you boat comes with a huge stack of paperwork in various binders and folders, all muddled up and stored in more than one locker? Well, as usual Carolyn Shearlock has suffered exactly this problem and has nailed a solution.

KC Cloke talks about Eagle Days at the Lake of the Ozarks. Plus, Bob learns all about French skipper François Gabart’s extraordinary, world record breaking, 42-day circumnavigation.

Author Michael John finds for treasures along the foreshore of the River Thames with renowned mudlark Nicola White. Mudlarks are urban beachcombers who scavenge for items of interest or value in the muddy banks of tidal rivers. In London, when the waters withdraw, vast expanses of silty, rocky, rubbish-strewn sludge are exposed along the length of the Thames, and that’s when Nicola goes to work. Over the years, she has amassed a huge collection of items, from gold jewellery to messages in bottles and even an unexploded hand grenade. Every find has a story attached to it and the tale she tells Michael John in this wonderful podcast will surprise and move you.

Facing fears, overcoming nervousness and trying new experiences. This week, Carolyn advocates enriching your life by saying ‘yes’ to things you’d ordinarily avoid.

Rochelle Pennington joins Bob to talk about the extraordinary history of Chicago’s Christmas Tree Ship and its legendary skipper, Captain Santa. Mike Kenagy – executive director the Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealers Association – looks ahead to the boat shows coming up in 2018, starting January 4th. Plus, David Dickerson of the NMMA talks about the new wakeboarding rules.

Rick Page and Jasna Tuta have spent much of the past eight years sailing to some of the most remote islands of the Pacific Ocean. Boat Radio spoke to Rick and Jasna in summer 2016 and we thought it would be great to find out what they’ve been up to since then. To our surprise, they’re anchored just off the world’s newest royal yacht club, in a location even they describe as isolated.

Epic jam sessions, seasickness and how best to resolve conflicts with your shipmates. In this latest edition of Postcards From Sea, John Herlig discusses these and other pressing issues with his good friend and fellow traveller Albi the German Lad. The pair also try to figure out at what stage it’s reasonable to start calling yourself a ‘sailor’.

Four years ago, in a boatyard in Reedville, Virginia, John Herlig stumbled across a tatty old sailboat called Ave del Mar. On the surface, she was in pretty poor shape but her bones were good and John saw great potential.

Don’t just turn up at a foreign chandlery and hope they know what you’re talking about. If you need a replacement part for your boat, take the old part with you. That way you’re not going to end up buying something that doesn’t fit.