Were YOU in Hurricane Idalia? Or another hurricane? Let me know in the Comments below! **Listen to this podcast for info on the Annapolis meetup...

There's nobody with more experience in How Not To Sail than the legendary Captain Bob Bitchin. What could possibly go wrong?

The Admiral and I visit the Bahamas island of freedom, drive on the wrong side of the road...and *maybe* escape a man with a machete.

Show Notes In this episode, I touch on a couple of "How Not To Buy A Boat" ideas that I wrote about in my book....

This just might be the most imporant episode I've done this year. Wait...what?

An important announcement...and maybe some flute. Who knows?

It's party time!

Strange how much this episode from a "pre-How Not To Sail" podcast parallels this week's events—and how little I learned from my experience. Don’t forget,...

We're getting ready for some large fun!

Some news about the Zoom party, a certain boat show...and what I've been screwing around with.

I try to actally fix a coupla things so I can get back "home"...and make a disturbing discovery at the last minute.

A big crane (a.k.a. a “travel lift”) plucks my sailboat from the water, hopefully in one piece. And we meet an old friend.

What the @#*$&^ is going on this week, you ask? This is the answer.

I cruise up the Gulf Coast, discover how dangerous sunscreen can be, and...maybe(???) get hauled out?

I fail to repair my thru-hull valves but learn How Not To Snuba and just a wee bit about diesel engines. And maybe I'm optimistic?

Ex-biker, bodyguard to Evel Knievel and 100,00-mile world sailor. You know Captain Bob Bitchin has some great How Not To Sail stories! And is that...Morgan Freeman?!??

Calm down, it’s about one of the most important things on a boat…the refrigerator. I discover a super-cool “feature” that’s been buried for a decade. And if “Blowtorch Mike” wasn’t colorful enough, surely “Reefer Mike” is?

Jimmy and Sondra Lee buy s/v Utopia, a Caliber 40 LRC, shoot a toilet gasket across the cabin, dodge catastrophe in a lock...and learn...

In this episode, I answer listener questions...with some help from a couple of VIPs...!

In this episode, we hang out with former megayacht Captain Boomies and her megayacht "Mate-ineer" Christian...a.k.a. "Bear."

In this episode, I may get to say a few words at the St. Pete Power & Sail Show; I DO get to hang out with the HNTS Patreon Crew; and...

In this episode, we share a slice of the cruising life (sorta) from Sarasota and reveal a couple of the survey results...and have a sip of The Donkey. (Reef Donkey. It's a beer. The Admiral wanted to clarify that.🤣)

In this episode, I check if we're still afloat, try to get some music from Peter Suarez, and resolve a little wager we made.

In the last podcast of 2021, I get a couple of unpleasant surprises. Welcome to cruising!

A steaming potpourri of How Not To Sail news and tidbits to (almost) close out the year.

In this episode, I try to stay upright on a paddleboard and get some peace…but I run into a familiar obstacle.

If you have an older sailboat, then you probably have some leaks in your cabin top. I'm no expert at how to paint and fill cracks, but...

I answer your questions!

(For the video version, click the main image above. I recommend the "Watch on YouTube" option, so you can comment, "like," subscribe, and whatnot. For...

In this episode, I take my brother sailing, and uncover some more How Not To Sail tips…

This first episode of Season Two is about a rather dirty topic.

Here are some of the stories and How Not To Sail moments from Bob Bitchin, Fuel Dock Debbie, and Eric Stone you *didn't* hear in Season One...!

In the FINAL episode of Season One, I visit with Eric Stone.

Kinda self-explanatory, no? Well then...it's about me wrapping up my sail around South Florida and honing the podcast.

After a month and 700-mile round trip, it's about time to put Jacie Sails back into her slip. (And HNTS party info!!!)

In this episode we come full circle. (You'll hear what I mean if you've heard the previous episodes...)

In this episode, I do a couple of stupid things. Try not to be surprised.

In this episode, I finally head back toward my home port, meet some "old friends," and am stubbornly persistent as usual. Hopefully that works out okay.

Sometimes you just have to remind yourself to stop and smell the marina—er, roses. Whichever...

After coming to grips with the new reality of things, I start the 350-mile journey back toward Marathon, and "home." (And I probably should learn how certain things work on the boat. Just sayin'.)

In the aftermath of a major setback, I learn that you have to go with the current. (Produced aboard Jacie Sails during the COVID-19 pandemic.)

We finally make it to the boat show in Miami...and a shocking development.

In this episode, I point the boat toward downtown Miami at last! What could possibly go wrong? (Plus info on the How Not To Sail book giveaway!)

I sail east from Marathon toward Key Biscayne, Miami and the Miami Boat Show, stopping at Rodriguez Key near Key Largo and having the usual misadventures.

Woohoo! We found her!

In my quest to learn more about this "Trop Rock" music that all the boaters seem to love, I talk to Eric Stone, Mike Nash, and Brian Watson from SV Another Road.

Sometimes in cruising—and in life—things don’t go like you planned.

Well, the title pretty much says it all. This week, I'm answering listener questions from YOU, #HowNotToSailer...!

In this episode, I make the leap 90 miles south from Marco to Marathon, and find...something in the way. (Or many somethings, really.)

In this episode, we finally meet the main character, Jacie Sails, and learn how she got her unusual name.

Sounds can be critical on a boat...

Besides crab pots and lightning, fog is probably my new least favorite thing. In this episode, we run into fog both literal and metaphorical.

In Episode 2, I make final preparations for my voyage, gain a theme song, and learn an interesting lesson from musician and sailor Peter Suarez.

In Ep. 1, I talk to cruising legend Bob Bitchin, and get ready to ...

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