The Boat Geeks

The Boat Geeks #26 - Bruce Bateau - Small Boat Cruising, Writer "Close to the Water" Recorded 9.8.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival Bruce is a small boat cruiser, and his enthusiasm is contagious. He has cruised Row Bird, his 18-foot open row/sail boat, from the Columbia River to the Broughtons. And much like the title of his stories in 48 North magazine, he truly lives life "close to the water". Recorded on location in the Fisheries Supply "Live at the Wooden Boat Festival Stage" during the 2024 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival (PTWBF), your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating. This episode: D&D learn about and appreciate the small boat cruising lifestyle from a knowledgable proponent. Bruce has been cruising and writing/blogging about cruising in his small boat Row Bird for 12 years. Originally writing for Three Sheets Northwest, he now pens the monthly "Close to the Water" installments for 48 North magazine. He also writes on his own blog, Terrapin Tales. Brought to you by the Boater's Guide, a free mobile app for PNW boaters. Available on iOS and Android devices, The Boater's Guide is information and adventure right at your fingertips, right when you need it. Download for free in the App Store or Google Play: https://www.pnwboatersguide.com/boaters-guide 48 North magazine: https://48north.com/ Terrapin Tales: https://terrapintales.wordpress.com/ Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: https://woodenboat.org/ PTWBF YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCCbRYsT1E2kh7Fui97_wJfw Northwest Maritime Center: https://nwmaritime.org/ Be sure to like and subscribe, and tell your boating friends! For more information on The Boat Geeks, visit https://www.theboatgeeks.com/ Look for new episodes of The Boat Geeks on the 1st and 15th every month. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your boating friends!

The Boat Geeks #25 - Dave Upthegrove (candidate for WA State Public Lands Commissioner) Recorded 10.10.24 at the NMTA Marina & Boatyard Conference For Dave, running for State Lands Commissioner is the culmination of a life and career focused on environmental and natural resources issues, not a stepping stone to higher office. Recorded on location at the Kitsap Conference Center in the Port of Bremerton during the 2024 Marina & Boatyard Conference, hosted buy the Northwest Marine Trades Association (NMTA), Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating. This episode: The Boat Geeks learn how Dave's love of water and the outdoors developed at a young age. He spent his youth on Lake Burien, and summers in high school and college working outdoors — teaching young people about conservation on Dabob Bay in the Hood Canal and leading week-long treks through the Cascade Mountains. He spent 12 years as a State Representative and was was honored as Legislator of the Year by the Washington Conservation Voters. Dave brings all his public service experience and love of the water to his quest to become the next WA State Commissioner of Public Lands, a position which oversees the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and manages the state's public waterways. Brought to you by the Boater's Guide, a free mobile app for PNW boaters. Available on iOS and Android devices, The Boater's Guide is information and adventure right at your fingertips, right when you need it. Download for free in the App Store or Google Play: https://www.pnwboatersguide.com/boaters-guide Dave Upthegrove: https://upthegrove.org/ NMTA: https://nmta.net/ Be sure to like and subscribe, and tell your boating friends! For more information on The Boat Geeks, visit https://www.theboatgeeks.com/ Look for new episodes of The Boat Geeks on the 1st and 15th every month. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your boating friends!

The Boat Geeks #24 - Capt. Peter Wilcox (Inside Passage Decarbonization Project) Recorded 9.7.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival Captain Peter and First Mate Bridget Bayer are living proof you can 100% use renewable diesel on your boat. They have taken their vessel Ama Natura to Alaska every summer for 16 years. And during that entire time, they have never used a drop of petroleum-based diesel, motor oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid, or any oil-based lubricants. Recorded on location in the Fisheries Supply "Live at the Wooden Boat Festival Stage" during the 2024 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival (PTWBF), your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating. This episode: The Boat Geeks learn that renewable diesel is better than petroleum diesel in many ways. It is cleaner, non-toxic, and contains more energy per molecule than traditional diesel. Invented in Finland, it is more widespread in Europe where it is often called green diesel. Renewable diesel is very different from the more commonly known bio-diesel, and is currently available at many fuel docks in California and British Columbia. Brought to you by the Boater's Guide, a free mobile app for PNW boaters. Available on iOS and Android devices, The Boater's Guide is information and adventure right at your fingertips, right when you need it. Download for free in the App Store or Google Play: https://www.pnwboatersguide.com/boaters-guide Inside Passage Decarbonization Project: https://www.decarbthepassage.net/ Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: https://woodenboat.org/ PTWBF YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCCbRYsT1E2kh7Fui97_wJfw Northwest Maritime Center: https://nwmaritime.org/ Be sure to like and subscribe, and tell your boating friends! For more information on The Boat Geeks, visit https://www.theboatgeeks.com/ Look for new episodes of The Boat Geeks on the 1st and 15th every month. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your boating friends!

The Boat Geeks #23 - Sean Kooman (Lead Boat Building Instructor) Recorded 9.6.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival In 2011, Sean became a wood boat building instructor at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. Since 2015 he has been the lead instructor, training hundreds of new boat builders in the art of wood boat building. Recorded on location in the Fisheries Supply "Live at the Wooden Boat Festival Stage" during the 2024 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival (PTWBF), your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating. This episode: The Boat Geeks discover how a Minnesota farm boy became one of the most influential instructors in wooden boat building. Hint: his very first boat (built when he was 17) wasn't quite the success he hoped it would be! Sean now educates and inspires new boat builders, from kids fresh out of high school to men and women in their 50s and 60s. Brought to you by the Boater's Guide, a free mobile app for PNW boaters. Available on iOS and Android devices, The Boater's Guide is information and adventure right at your fingertips, right when you need it. Download for free in the App Store or Google Play: https://www.pnwboatersguide.com/boaters-guide Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding: https://nwswb.edu/ NWSWB YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NWBOATSCHOOL Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: https://woodenboat.org/ PTWBF YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCCbRYsT1E2kh7Fui97_wJfw Northwest Maritime Center: https://nwmaritime.org/ Be sure to like and subscribe, and tell your boating friends! For more information on The Boat Geeks, visit https://www.theboatgeeks.com/ Look for new episodes of The Boat Geeks on the 1st and 15th every month. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your boating friends!

The Boat Geeks #22 - Abbey Molyneux (Boat Yard Owner) Recorded 9.7.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival After honing her craft over eight years, learning from one of the top boat builders in the UK, Abbey set out on her own and established her own boat yard outside of Norfolk on the east coast of England. Recorded on location in the Fisheries Supply "Live at the Wooden Boat Festival Stage" during the 2024 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival (PTWBF), your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating. This episode: D&D meet Abbey, an irresistible force of nature! Already known in the UK from her blog writing about her path from apprentice to sought after expert, she started her own boat yard called Abbey Boat Builder three years ago. It was hard work in the beginning. Long hours by herself working seven days a week. But it has paid off. She now has two apprentices and eight contractors working for her. And her yard's work has won awards! Brought to you by the Boater's Guide, a free mobile app for PNW boaters. Available on iOS and Android devices, The Boater's Guide is information and adventure right at your fingertips, right when you need it. Download for free in the App Store or Google Play: https://www.pnwboatersguide.com/boaters-guide Instagram: @abbey_boat_builder Faacebook: #AbbeyBoatBuilder Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: https://woodenboat.org/ PTWBF YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCCbRYsT1E2kh7Fui97_wJfw Northwest Maritime Center: https://nwmaritime.org/ Be sure to like and subscribe, and tell your boating friends! For more information on The Boat Geeks, visit https://www.theboatgeeks.com/ Look for new episodes of The Boat Geeks on the 1st and 15th every month. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your boating friends!