Welcome to episode 197 of the Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP) where we chat with guest Eric Brown from BoatAC.net and chat about all things boating, boat A/C, and all the options you have for your particular style of boating on the Chesapeake Bay and all around the world.

From dockside AC based units to off the grid 12v systems, you can check out Eric at BoatAC.net and get tips and tricks, troubleshooting, book a visit, get a quote for not only Air Conditioning, but also refrigeration, and even anti-Fouling.

Erics got a vast boating history and experience with the trades and entrepreneurship with his various endeavors over the years, and enjoys living aboard his 42ft sailboat in the Annapolis area during the sailing season, zipping around in his center console, and traveling the world installing systems across the globe in the offseason.

Some of the systems he mentions is a dock based Marine Air system, an off the grid Frogimar system, or something in between. We also chat about the Zero Breeze RV systems as a temporary solution.

We met up at Foxy’s in St. Michaels for Painkillers, then moved on to the Miles River YC for a Dark and Stormy. It was a fun day during our Hances Point YC club cruise hanging around St. Mikes and catching up with Eric.

We will also see you at the 2025 Annapolis Sailboat Show, hit us up if you plan on attending!

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Welcome to episode 196 of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP) where we attend the Boaters Boat Show at Lighthouse Point Marina in Baltimore, MD. I talked to 6 crew of various boats that were there. I would have probably spoken to more, but the rain started and then it was Happy Hour, and well… You know….

It was a great time!

We had about 24 sailing ships come into port for the event, there was an appearance by Captain Boomies, the Broker with the Beard, Stevie from Bacon Sails, amongst others. Our friend from High School, Jason from Atlantic Marine Detail stopped by and hung out.

We had a great Happy Hour, then dinner at Pussers Landing, which involved a Pain Killer or three.

Then we hung out a bit on the docks telling sailing stories and Tall Tales till the wee hours.

It was a fantastic weekend, in spite of the long motor to and from, and the rain, but I’m already looking forward to next year. Lighthouse Point Marina was a great host and many thanks to Bryant Gorrell for putting it all together!

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In this episode, #195 of the Shooting the Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP), we talk again with Thad Van Gilder about his new business, Tuckahoe Traditional Watercraft, LLC, which will be mostly a Bronze Boat Hardware business, with distribution through Anchors and Oars in Grasonville, MD.

We talked with Thad about all things sailing back in February of 2025, but now he is back talking about his new side hustle, Forging and Casting bronze boat hardware and accessories.

We had a blast recording this one after dinner at Springhouse Brewery in Lancaster, PA. I learned a lot about traditional boat hardware and the process of Forging and Casting metals, which in central PA, is a long lasting tradition.

His exclusive distributor will be Anchors and Oars, in Grasonville, MD, which can be found at www.sailboatparts.com.

Not only will he have builder plates, blocks, hangers and other sail, power, and row boat parts, he will have other nick knacks as well, such as drawer pulls and caulking irons.

I also talk about our recent guest spot on the Funny Boat Podcast with Captain Boomies and Ed the Broker with the Beard, speaking about the upcoming Boaters Boat show at Lighthouse Marina in Baltimore, as part of their BoatFest. We hung out at the new Pussers Landing and had a ball! I plan on being there September 6th, so see you there!

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Welcome to this episode of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP), our guest is friend, supporter, and Patron of our podcast, Sailor Jack Andrys.

I first heard Jack when he was on The Sailing in the Mediterranean and beyond podcast with Franz way back when. Jack and another friend of the show, Neil Fletcher, had both gone sailing in the Med with Franz and came on the several episodes to tell us all about it. When they both went out and bought boats and started cruising, they would come on and report back to all of us listeners about what they were getting into when they were “Out There.”

Jack and his son Reuben, were kind enough to sit down for lunch at Davis’ Pub in Eastport on a recent Saturday. They are in town to get rigging work done on Jacks new boat, a Jeanneau 54DS, while Reuben has taken over command of their old boat, a Bavaria 44. For the time being they are buddy boating up from the Bahama’s, but soon enough, they may part ways. Plans are made in the sand a Low Tide, so what is to come may change. Jack may end up back in the Med, after 5 years in the Caribbean, while Reuben needs to prove he can effectively afford to run Vesna, the Bavaria 44, maybe back in the Bahama’s.

Part of our conversation surrounds the starting of noforeignland.com and the new App to go along with it. Consider Jack an ambassador for the website and the new App, which is a great tool for globetrotting cruisers around the world.

Jack introduced me to his family and gave me a quick tour of the new boat before we headed out for lunch, and I gave him the 5 cent tour along with some recommendations for places to check out in Annapolis while they were there. The plan is to put the boats up in Cape Charles for a few weeks and getting some more work done on the boats before deciding which way the winds are blowing.

Hopefully we will catch up with Jack again someday somewhere out in the world, possibly a boat show or two!

I also tackle another safety concern I recently experienced in the intro, breaking down what can happen at anchor when you think everything is just hunky dory, and it all goes sideways.

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Welcome to this episode of the Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP) episdode number 193, where we breakdown the breakdown, and debrief an incident that happened earlier this spring in the lower Chesapeake Bay when a mid 70’s era Allied Princess was dismasted.

I wrangled up a couple of other Sailing Podcasters, our friends Scott Titus of the Splice the Main Brace Podcast, and Chris Smith of the Bonnie Boat Podcast, who were out with the owner of the boat on a find afternoon regatta back in May, when something popped, and next thing you know, the top of the mast was swinging freely from it’s rigging.

We discuss how they got into that situation, some of the safety concerns that come up when you find yourself in a situation such as that, what kind of stress you encounter, and the steps you take to protect your crew and vessel, and how they were able to get the boat docked and taken care of in fairly short order.

We also speak about Scotts involvement in a new Sailing Beyond Cancer chapter located in the Gloucester, Virginia area. Someday we will do an entire episode surrounding that charity and all the good work they do up and down the east coast.

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Welcome to this episode of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP) number 192 from the Spring Sailboat Show in Annapolis. Warning ahead of time, all of the interviews are contaminated with interference noise from god knows what. You would think I would have figured this out by now, that half the time I do interviews with my recorder space mics, that I pic up the interference. I think its pretty specific to the Annapolis area. I thought about not releasing this material, but decided the work around in post was not fantastic, but good enough for interested folks to get through.

NOT charging for this one, for all of you patrons out there, but I hope you all can get through it.

First we Talk with Gareth from East Coast Sailboats who are US dealers for the BirdyFish foiling sailboat. It looks like a scaled down version of the IMOCA 60’s that run the round the world races. It is a crazy fast small boat that takes the sport into the next generation.

We then talk to Jim, from the Lightning Fleet based at Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis, all about the one design fleet that competes all around the world. The lightning is one of the only small boats I’ve actually ever sailed on, back when I was invited to the Susquehanna Yacht Club.

Next we speak to Joe from Jetty Clothing. I found Jetty at the boat show a couple of years ago, with some great shirts made with Oystex, a fiber blend of pulverized Oyster Shells and recycled polyester. They have an interesting selection of clothing and accessories for you to check out.

Finally we have a chat with Ed Pickering, the Broker with the Beard of S&J Yachts, and co-host of the Funny Boat Podcast. He went on some adventures recently attending the Odyssey Sailing Festival in the BVI, as well as the Chasing Bubbles Regatta.

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Welcome to this episode of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP)! This time around we burn some socks for the equinox, as Hances Point Yacht Club celebrates their opening day festivities in 2025. It’s been almost Ten years since we’ve recorded one of these ceremonies. We also speak with Jim and Jessie, now that they’ve upgraded to a 36ft boat, we are introduced to Ray and Kerry and talk to them about upgrading to a 38ft Catalina, we also get updates from Luke and Julie! The band is the Sin City Band, and the bagpiper is named Duncan Moore. We have speeches from HPYC members Chris, Tom, and Cherie. At the end of the podcast we play an Earth Day tribute from the RJ Phillips Band, “Listen to the Birds.” We also pay tribute to passed members Bob Stringfellow, Jack Chun, and former podcast guest Dr. Jim Bailey.

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Welcome to this episode of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP) where we chat with Captain Boomies and the Dadmiral about safety on the water.

Brought on by one particular Insta Reel that she put out last year, where she thought she was in the middle of an honest to goodness Mayday situation, this is sort of a debrief of the situation. The Dadmiral, her father Tom, has some great stories about other situations he has found himself in over his long sailing career.

I was going to release a co-podcast with Scott from the Splice the Main Brace podcast about a new chapter of Sail Beyond Cancer opening up in Gloucester, VA, for our March episode, but it did not pan out as we had hoped, so I went to plan B, find someone that loves to talk about boating and has massive FOMO. Professional boat mover, Captain Boomies.

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Welcome to episode 189 of The Shooting the Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP), our chat with Upper Chesapeake Bay Sailing Facebook groups resident Guru, Thad Van Gilder.

He started sailing when he was a young kid, building small boats as he went along. The backwaters of the NJ shore were his playground where he honed his skills running into bridges and shallow water. After college he spent his summers sailing the Delmarva bays and rivers on a variety of boats. Later on he started working on boats and delivering boats on the side.

He is a wealth of knowledge about all things Good Old Boat, and he tells us all about his adventures in this conversation.

He is a staple over at the Facebook group, doing zoom calls, and helping others with sailing questions. You will probably find him hanging around Rock Hall, MD on his Cape Dory 36 with his wife, or down at Anchors and Oars, checking out the Good Old Boat parts!

Someday, we will hang out onboard in person, or meet up out on the water. There may even be a book in his future!

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Welcome to Episode 188 of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast (STBSP)! This time around we are chatting with new friends of ours from the Annapolis Boat Shows the past two Octobers, Chris and Kell, who have a YouTube Channel called NowHere, which documents their travels aboard Drifter, a 37ft NautiCat Monohull around the Sea of Cortez and west coast of Mexico.

We caught up with them at the Podcast booth set up by the Boat show this year and chatted all about how they got into cruising, buying a boat, and setting off on adventures on the West Coast of the US and Mexico. This was, of course, a day after all our adventures in and around Annapolis and the International Cruisers Awards and the now infamous after party.

Chris and Kell are great folks to hang out with and follow along with and I really enjoy watching their channel. We met up later that evening after the show and were able to introduce them to some of the Hances Point Crew, who have been following along with their adventures.

Having left Drifter on the hard in Mexico, they have bought a used RV and have been traveling the country, with videos just now coming out about this adventure on land. They are returning the boat in the summer, and will continue sailing, possibly making it into the Caribbean via the canal.

I particularly find their journey intriguing since Kell works a full time remote job as they cruise, and has to balance out working and traveling at the same time, as Chris keeps the boat and deals with most of the provisioning and planning, all while managing a YouTube Channel.

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