How Not To Sail

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?!??

Thanks so much to everyone who helped out by taking the survey! (BTW, it's not to late to make your voice heard!)

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...

Thanks to everybody who made the pre-boat show meetup in St. Pete a rollickin' good time! Bear, Captain Boomies, Christine, Sondra, Jimmy, Mike, Mark...

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!