Splice The Main Brace

When Scott moved his new to him 1974 Gulfstar 44 ketch from downtown Waikiki to the state boat harbor at Keehi Lagoon he sought out some help to get the boat on the mooring. What ensued was somewhat comical and led to a years' long friendship with a fortunate haole and some solid locals.

This episode is a cross podcast with Captain Jeffery Wettig of the Shooting the Breeze Sailing Podcast where we dive deep in to an interesting turn of events during the recent Bob James Memorial Mobjack Bay Regatta hosted by the Ware River Yacht Club. Scott is joined by his wife Yelisaveta for the introduction followed by the deep dive with Jeffery and Chris Smith. Thanks again to The Tidewinders...

Welcome to the very first Jigger Episode. Jigger's will be short bits/thoughts/tirades/etc. In this Jigger, Scott describes the 2024 launch day of the SV Sophie C. After a LOOONNNNGGGG haul out for maintenance where, not surprisingly, everything doesn't go as planned, the boat was launched and mast stepped on July 17, 2024. SV Sophie C is Scott and wife Fern's 1967 Alberg 30, hull numb...

Doc Frisbie had longed for the nautical lifestyle for years, but it wasn't until he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer that he took the plunge. After enduring several life-changing events, following a major life change with enduring the global pandemic that was COVID just to learn that he had the biggest battle of his life staring him down, Doc fought back and won. Now he embraces each and e...

After quite a hiatus, here is Part 2 of my interview with Jim Garrett. Aboard his Catalina 34 PATRIOT we discussed his sailing progression from the early years through today. Garrett Marine Surveys: www.gmsurveys.net Dirty Heads - Vacation: https://youtu.be/HWoRkVQYsBs?si=i8cbxbZmOIR8Kl6a

This week Scott is joined by lifelong sailor Jim Garrett. Jim started sailing as a young man on dinghies around the York River and Chesapeake Bay. Over the years he graduated from small boats to keel boats, with many adventures along the way. Along the way Jim met some famous local sailors and some world-renowned sailors as well. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Check out Jim's website...

In Episode 06 Scott recalls a couple of boat moves that happened right before the holidays in late 2023. The first clip is Scott and his wife on one of the club boats going from the WRYC to Holiday Marina. Forgive the wind noise, it was recorded on a cell phone (really need to keep the recorder close at hand when there's a boat nearby). The second 2/3 of the episode are Scott's thoughts wh...

In Episode 05 of the Splice the Main Brace Podcast, Scott is joined onboard S/V Tranquility Base (affectionately called TB) by his stepdaughter, Natalia. As the episode begins, Scott and Natalia have recently anchored a mere 300 ft from the mooring ball at the Ware River Yacht Club (WRYC), TB’s home port, due to some mechanical problems. After wondering about the zany powerboater that keeps zippin...

On today's episode of the Splice the Main Brace podcast, Chris Smith of the Bonnie Boat Sailing Podcast joins Scott. Chris provides some background on his sailing experience and commentary on Chris and Scott's friendship, from introduction to present day. Chris somewhat inadvertently may have also signed on to be the co-host of STMB! After the initial bits, Scott and Chris are joined by Je...

At 93, Harvey Morgan still loves getting out on the water. A year or so ago, Harvey was the inspiration for the Splice the Main Brace Podcast. I sat down with Harvey at his home in Hallieford, Virginia up in Mathews County last week. It was an absolute pleasure to listen to Harvey relate his stories of sailing throughout the decades. Enjoy the conversation. As always, please like and share the epi...

Once again on Tranquility Base, Scott is joined by Kevin and Chris for the 2023 Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup (LWMCCC). Forgive the sinusy (is that a word) introduction, I was a wee bit stuffy. After the intro, the first part of the episode was recorded under sail and came out pretty good. Forgive the engine noise in the second half, we lost wind coming back across the Bay. Thanks to the W...

Join Scott as he introduces the Splice the Main Brace podcast from aboard S/V TRANQUILITY BASE, the Ware River Yacht Club's (WRYC) Islander 30, on the Mobjack Bay. In this episode, Scott admittedly jumps around from topic to topic as he endeavors to give the background and lay out the path for the STMB podcast. . Thanks again to Craig Bickhardt for use of his song Chesapeake Bay from the album...