Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the USA

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  In this episode, I have a conversation with Amy Alton, who along with her husband David Alton purchased a new catamaran in 2014 and sailed around the world. They finished their circumnavigation in 2020 a few weeks before the COVID pandemic hit.  They have a YouTube channel, Out Chasing Stars, wher...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  Today we have a very different podcast topic for you. If you have been listening to this podcast you know that Mike and I like to try new things, well this one is way out there. It is not about sailing. It is about how the experience of losing my 95-year-old mother, this past January,  completely changed my...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  In this episode, I have a conversation with Scott Wells about sailing the Chesapeake Bay.  Scott is a long-time Bay boater and sailor.  We discuss some of the great destinations on the Bay, some tips for not running aground, and nice anchorages.  I have bare-boat chartered many times on...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  In this is episode Mike and I discuss finding crew for your boat or finding a boat to crew on.  This was inspired by an email we received from Chris Curtis who lives on the West Coast and is a listener of the podcast. He asked the question, “I like going out for 3-4 day sails, but I do not want to...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is part 2 of a two-part interview with Jaime and Keith Pomeroy.  They have been living full-time on their catamaran for over 15 years.  When I spoke to them they were anchored in Elephant Bay, in the US Virgin Islands It’s a great story of selling everything, buying a boat, and embarking...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is part 1 of a two-part interview with Jaime and Keith Pomeroy.  They have been living full-time on their catamaran for over 15 years.  When I spoke to them they were anchored in Elephant Bay, in the US Virgin Islands It turns out I know Jaime and Keith from the Ski Patrol when we were t...

This is another pre-podcast discussion episode.  As mentioned before, these episodes were inspired by a listener.  When Mike and I get together, to record a podcast, before we hit the RECORD button, we typically have a conversation about what's going on in our lives and the world.  It’s basically, two good friends catching up. Back in EP 39, Mike and I did an experiment and we hit t...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is part 2 of a two-part interview with Heath Moldveen, whose boat sank this past summer during tropical storm Ida. Heath Moldveen, is a technical sales rep for Sea Hawk Premium Yacht Finishes and was also a guest in Episodes 43 and 44 where we discussed anti-fouling paints. In this episode, Heath...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is part 1 of a two-part interview with Heath Moldveen, whose boat sank this past summer during tropical storm Ida. Heath Moldveen, is a technical sales rep for Sea Hawk Premium Yacht Finishes and was also a guest in Episodes 43 and 44 where we discussed anti-fouling paints. In this episode, Heath...

This is our second, pre podcast discussion episode.  As mentioned before, these episodes were inspired by a listener.  When Mike and I get together, to record a podcast, before we hit the RECORD button, we typically have a conversation about what's going on in our lives and the world.  It’s basically, two good friends catching up. Back in EP 39, Mike and I did an experiment and we h...

Today’s episode is part 2 of a two-part podcast with Joe Hagan.  Joe is a long-time sailor and after retiring from corporate life several years ago, he started Offshore Adventure Sailing.  Back in episode 11, we discussed Offshore Adventure Sailing and how Joe takes folks out on multiple-day ocean passages. He typically takes folks from Florida to the Bahamas, but because of COVID a...

Today’s episode is a repeat guest, Joe Hagan.  Joe is a long-time sailor and after retiring from corporate life several years ago, he started Offshore Adventure Sailing.  Back in episode 11, we discussed Offshore Adventure Sailing and how Joe takes folks out on multiple-day ocean passages.  He typically takes folks from Florida to the Bahamas, but because of COVID and the unpredicta...

Today’s episode was inspired by a listener.  When Mike and I get together, to record a podcast, before we hit the RECORD button, we typically have a conversation about what's going on in our lives and the world.  It’s basically, two good friends catching up. Back in EP 39, Mike and I did an experiment and we hit the record button as soon as our conversation started. We included this part...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is part 2 of a two-part interview with Heath Moldveen, who is a technical sales rep for Sea Hawk Premium Yacht Finishes.  It was a long interview, so we split it into 2 parts.  In part 2 we discussed the ins and outs of applying anti-fouling paint for the DIY person.  Heath gives so...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is part 1 of a two-part interview with Heath Moldveen, who is a technical sales rep for Sea Hawk Premium Yacht Finishes.  It was a long interview, so we split it into 2 parts.  In the first part, we had a great conversation about the various different types of anti-fouling paints, how to...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  In this episode, Mike and I discuss the last sail of the season I did with my son Jason on Paradox, our 2009 Hunter 45 DS.  We arrived at the boat on Friday evening around 9:00 PM.  It was Columbus Day weekend and the weather was supposed to be nice.  We dropped the dock lines on Saturda...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  This is a quick update to EP-41 which was all about cleaning the salon seat cushions on Paradox, our 2009 Hunter 45DS.   But first, I would like to acknowledge Robert James Lattanzio, he is the newest support of this podcast.  Thank you, Robert. The good news is that I have washed all of the...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  In this episode, we discuss what to do about dirty seat cushions in your main salon.  Prior to fixing some leaking windows on Paradox, (see EP-38) we would get water dripping from the cabin onto the seat cushions.  This went on for several years with the previous owner and the tan fabric-cove...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the United States podcast.  In this episode, we discuss sailing, or should I say motoring to Bristol RI, and seeing the superyacht - Blue Moon.  Just search on YouTube for Superyacht Blue Moon and you will see what you can get for $50 million.  On the following day, we had a wonderful sail in gusty conditions with eight...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing the East podcast.  This is our podcast about sailing and cruising the East coast of the United States.   In some episodes we will focus on passages and destinations, in other episodes, we will talk about boats, equipment, and techniques, and when we come across an interesting person, we will try to get them as a guest on the show. In this episode of...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing the East podcast.  This is our podcast about sailing and cruising the East coast of the United States.   In some episodes we will focus on passages and destinations, in other episodes, we will talk about boats, equipment, and techniques, and when we come across an interesting person, we will try to get them as a guest on the show. Today we’re are goi...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing the East podcast.  This is our podcast about sailing and cruising the East coast of the United States.   In some episodes we will focus on passages and destinations, in other episodes, we will talk about boats, equipment, and techniques, and when we come across an interesting person, we will try to get them as a guest on the show. Today we’re are goi...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing the East podcast.  This is our podcast about sailing and cruising the East coast of the United States.   In some episodes we will focus on passages and destinations, in other episodes, we will talk about boats, equipment, and techniques, and when we come across an interesting person, we will try to get them as a guest on the show. Today we’re are goi...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing the East podcast.  This is our podcast about sailing and cruising the East coast of the United States.   In some episodes we will focus on passages and destinations, in other episodes, we will talk about boats, equipment, and techniques, and when we come across an interesting person, we will try to get them as a guest on the show. Today we’re are goi...

Hello and welcome to the Sailing the East podcast.  This is our podcast about sailing and cruising the East coast of the United States.   In some episodes we will focus on passages and destinations, in other episodes, we will talk about boats, equipment, and techniques, and when we come across an interesting person, we will try to get them as a guest on the show. Today we’re are goi...