Wherein we discover our prop has fallen off, search for said propeller, and discover a fun new method of travel upon the water. Show Notes at https://hownottosail.com/60

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Author, sailor, and host of the How Not To Sail Podcast Bradford Rogers shares with you some of his easily-won but hard to forget advice with equal measures of wide-eyed befuddlement and extra-dry humor. (Shaken AND stirred.)

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What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? (Traditional) - performed by Bradford Rogers and Peter Suarez

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An announcement.

Wherein I have another senior moment about how long it takes to get somewhere in a sailboat; learn a How Not To Sail 101 lesson about using my eyes; and I may or may not have bumped into the dock in Bradenton. With good reason. With me are “The Admiral” and Jay Elmore, who provides the color commentary.

See the Show Notes at HowNotToSail.com/59 ...we got photos from this episode, a craptastic map, and more!

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Yes, you can join the Patreon crew and help keep How Not To Sail afloat (plus get way cool perks) for as little as $3 a month.

Help Spread The Word!

Looking for a way to help spread the gospel of How Not To Sail? (First of all, THANK YOU!)

You can find a number of easy ways to help spread the word—many of them 100% free—at HowNotToSail.com/help

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Get The Book

Want to enjoy your boat, visit awesome destinations, and skip the stress? Then be sure NOT to use any of the "handy tips" mentioned here.

Author, sailor, and host of the How Not To Sail Podcast Bradford Rogers shares with you some of his easily-won but hard to forget advice with equal measures of wide-eyed befuddlement and extra-dry humor. (Shaken AND stirred.)

Buy How Not To Sail at HowNotToSail.com/book

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What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? (Traditional) - performed by Bradford Rogers and Peter Suarez

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In this episode, we finally get the boat out of the marina, have a bizarre interaction at a drawbridge, worry about a loose alternator belt, wonder if there's any oil in the engine...and maybe go aground in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW).

Patreon

Yes, you can join the Patreon crew and help keep How Not To Sail afloat (plus get way cool perks) for as little as $3 a month.

Help Spread The Word!

Looking for a way to help spread the gospel of How Not To Sail? (First of all, THANK YOU!)

You can find a number of easy ways to help spread the word—many of them 100% free—at HowNotToSail.com/help

How Not To Sail Email Newsletter

Join the How Not To Sail email list and get the almost-sorta-biweekly newsletter at HowNotToSail.com/email

Get The Book

Want to enjoy your boat, visit awesome destinations, and skip the stress? Then be sure NOT to use any of the "handy tips" mentioned here.

Author, sailor, and host of the How Not To Sail Podcast Bradford Rogers shares with you some of his easily-won but hard to forget advice with equal measures of wide-eyed befuddlement and extra-dry humor. (Shaken AND stirred.)

Buy How Not To Sail at HowNotToSail.com/book

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What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? (Traditional) - performed by Bradford Rogers and Peter Suarez

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In this episode I prepare to go on a cruise down the coast...but a new wrinkle threatens not only the cruise, but also the future of the boat. Show notes: https://hownottosail.com/57

Patreon

Yes, you can join the Patreon crew and help keep How Not To Sail afloat (plus get way cool perks) for as little as $3 a month.

Help Spread The Word!

Looking for a way to help spread the gospel of How Not To Sail? (First of all, THANK YOU!)

You can find a number of easy ways to help spread the word—many of them 100% free—at HowNotToSail.com/help

How Not To Sail Email Newsletter

Join the How Not To Sail email list and get the almost-sorta-biweekly newsletter at HowNotToSail.com/email

Get The Book

Want to enjoy your boat, visit awesome destinations, and skip the stress? Then be sure NOT to use any of the "handy tips" mentioned here.

Author, sailor, and host of the How Not To Sail Podcast Bradford Rogers shares with you some of his easily-won but hard to forget advice with equal measures of wide-eyed befuddlement and extra-dry humor. (Shaken AND stirred.)

Buy How Not To Sail at HowNotToSail.com/book

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What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? (Traditional) - performed by Bradford Rogers and Peter Suarez

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Wherein I finally get back to the boat...and discover some "wrinkles."

Get The Book

Want to enjoy your boat, visit awesome destinations, and skip the stress? Then be sure NOT to use any of the "handy tips" mentioned here.

Author, sailor, and host of the How Not To Sail Podcast Bradford Rogers shares with you some of his easily-won but hard to forget advice with equal measures of wide-eyed befuddlement and extra-dry humor. (Shaken AND stirred.)

Buy How Not To Sail at HowNotToSail.com/book

How Not To Sail Email Newsletter

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Help Spread The Word!

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If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave a review and follow the show!

...or as always, just tell a friend! Thanks!!!

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What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? (Traditional) - performed by Bradford Rogers and Peter Suarez

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I found someone to make the insurance-mandated repairs in the slip. But did it work out?

Get The Book

Want to enjoy your boat, visit awesome destinations, and skip the stress? Then be sure NOT to use any of the "handy tips" mentioned here.

Author, sailor, and host of the How Not To Sail Podcast Bradford Rogers shares with you some of his easily-won but hard to forget advice with equal measures of wide-eyed befuddlement and extra-dry humor. (Shaken AND stirred.)

Buy How Not To Sail at HowNotToSail.com/book

How Not To Sail Email Newsletter

Join the How Not To Sail email list and get the almost-sorta-biweekly newsletter at HowNotToSail.com/email

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Yes, you can join the Patreon crew and help keep How Not To Sail afloat (plus get way cool perks) for as little as $3 a month.

Help Spread The Word!

I’d love it if you could please share How Not To Sail with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave a review and follow the show!

...or as always, just tell a friend! Thanks!!!

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What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? (Traditional) - performed by Bradford Rogers and Peter Suarez

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Big fun (can you hear the sarcasm?) with a required 10-year survey. Who knew there were so many things wrong with my boat?

Wanna help spread the gospel of How Not To Sail? Here's a link with a few suggestions, most of which cost nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. 

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What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? (Traditional) - performed by Bradford Rogers and Peter Suarez

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Did I mention there’s a giveaway?

Show Notes: HowNotToSail.com/53

Join me as we reveal YOUR winners!

Wanna see the video version? CLICK HERE. (I expect this may not stay on YouTube forever…for reasons I mention in the outro.)

Glad you asked.

As I mentioned in Ep. 51, I was racking my brain to figure out which bucket of haphazardly-organized audio source material I should turn into the fifty-first episode…when suddenly it hit me:

Hey, I’ve done a s— ton of work to birth these first fifty episodes. As we get into a new year with bright prospects, why don’t we celebrate a little?

And once I got going on it, it really got the creative audio juices flowing.

Why not make it sound like a real awards show like the GRAMMYs®, I thought?

…so I got into my REAPER audio software and got cookin’…

What can I say? That’s just how I roll sometimes.

In short…I didn’t.

Here’s how the winners were selected:

• You voted.
• I counted ’em.

(Of course, the “accounting firm of Dewey, Cheatham & Howe” is—hopefully—fictitious, and the “Special Merit Awards” are just great excuses to recognize cool people. But in those four categories nominated in Episode 51, it’s very simple. You voted, I counted. And THANK YOU for voting!)

The results should be visible later today at the above link. (I *think* I set them to become visible by 12:30, right after the premiere…but who knows?)

I mentioned in the podcast about Sondra’s blog about their current journey….which is totally making me jealous!

https://sondrawinter.wixsite.com/in-the-lee

Yes, you can join the Patreon crew and help keep How Not To Sail afloat (plus get way cool perks) for as little as $3 a month.

Want to enjoy your boat, visit awesome destinations, and skip the stress? Then be sure NOT to use any of the “handy tips” mentioned here.

Author, sailor, and host of the How Not To Sail Podcast Bradford Rogers shares with you some of his easily-won but hard to forget advice with equal measures of wide-eyed befuddlement and extra-dry humor. (Shaken AND stirred.)

Buy How Not To Sail at https://amzn.to/3zZEXX3

How Not To Sail Email Newsletter

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I’d love it if you could please share How Not To Sail with your Twitter followers. Click here to post a tweet!

If you dug this episode, head over to Podchaser and kindly leave a review and follow the show!

…or as always, just tell a friend! Thanks!!!

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“The Supermarket Theme” licensed via Music Vine

“Mojacari” licensed via Music Vine

“The Spirit Of Champions” licensed via Music Vine

…and others not requiring attribution. (I generally like to recognize free music contributors, even when attribution isn’t required. But if I paid to use it…well, I’ll mention if I have time.)