The Boat Geeks #26 - Bruce Bateau - Small Boat Cruising, Writer "Close to the Water"Recorded 9.8.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat FestivalBruce 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 Brough

The Boat Geeks #25 - Dave Upthegrove (candidate for WA State Public Lands Commissioner) Recorded 10.10.24 at the NMTA Marina & Boatyard ConferenceFor Dave, running for State Lands Commissioner is the culmination of a life and career focused on environmental and natural resources issues, not a steppi

The Boat Geeks #24 - Capt. Peter Wilcox (Inside Passage Decarbonization Project) Recorded 9.7.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat FestivalCaptain 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 ever

The Boat Geeks #23 - Sean Kooman (Lead Boat Building Instructor)Recorded 9.6.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat FestivalIn 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 buil

The Boat Geeks #22 - Abbey Molyneux (Boat Yard Owner)Recorded 9.7.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat FestivalAfter 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

The Boat Geeks #21 - Sam Devlin (Devlin Boat Company)Recorded 9.8.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat FestivalAfter attending 46 years in a row, Sam Devlin and his Devlin-designed and built boats are a time honored tradition at North America's largest gathering of wood boat enthusiasts. Recorded on

The Boat Geeks #20 - Obioma Oji (BlueTree Boat Builders)Recorded 9.8.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat FestivalAs part of the European Women in Boat Building contingent that came over for the festival, "Obi" brought her expertise in pioneering sustainable wooden boat building in the UK with her ne

The Boat Geeks #19 - Jesse Wiegel (R2AK, Seventy 48, and WA360 Race Boss)Recorded 9.6.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat FestivalJesse stops by the tent to announce the "all new" WA360, brought back by the Northwest Maritime Center for 2025.Recorded on location in the Fisheries Supply "Live at the

The Boat Geeks #18 - Richard Lauridsen (Chief Operating Officer, Hawaiian Chieftain) Recorded 07.23.24As an educator and sailor, Richard became enthralled with tall ships the day he saw the Lady Washington emerge from a shroud of fog while sailing in the San Juan Islands. He combined his love of tea

The Boat Geeks #17 - Betsy Davis (Executive Director, Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding)Recorded 06.26.24Betsy has been at the helm of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding for many years, and has helped chart tremendous growth and expansion including the new Marine Systems Program. She

The Boat Geeks #16 - Rick Henson (ValvTect/MRT Products)Recorded 05.29.24As Regional Sales Manager for ValvTect Marine Fuels, Rick knows a lot about the gas and diesel we put in our boats. Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Daeron and D

The Boat Geeks #15 - Kevin Ritz (ABYC Master Technician)Recorded 05.23.24Kevin, an ABYC Master Technician and Marine Systems Program Director at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, turned his own family tragedy into a mission to prevent other tragedies and save lives. After losing his son t

The Boat Geeks #14 - Harley Matlock (United States Coast Guard)Recorded 04.23.24Master Chief Harley Matlock, Officer in Charge of the USCG Cutter Osprey home ported in Port Townsend, has been in the Coast Guard for 28 years!Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of

The Boat Geeks #13 - Mark Bunzel (Publisher, Editor)Recorded 04.12.24Mark Bunzel has been traveling from Olympia to Alaska every Summer for the last 13 years updating the Waggoner Cruising Guide. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Waggoner.Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Towns

The Boat Geeks #12 - Peter Knowles (Travels With Geordie)Recorded 04.05.24Peter Knowles of the popular YouTube channel "Travels with Geordie" joins The Boat Geeks to discuss his obsession with classic wood boats of the Ed Monk variety, and the past, present, and future of his traveling adventures.Re

The Boat Geeks #11 - George Harris (President/CEO, NMTA)Recorded 03.08.24The Northwest Marine Trade Association produces the Seattle Boat Show, the largest boat show on the west coast. But they do so much more the rest of the year ensuring our region has the healthiest recreational marine economy po

The Boat Geeks #10 - Nico Jensen and Aaron Wenholz (Longship Marine)Recorded 3.7.24Nico and Aaron are one of the busiest couples you will ever meet. In addition to running Longship Marine - one of the last remaining Marine Supply/Consignment stores in Washington - they also restore old wooden boats

The Boat Geeks #9 - Jake Beattie (CEO, "Boat Dork")Recorded 2.12.24The headwaters of the Northwest Maritime Center began in the '70s when some friends who loved wooden boats decided to create a gathering for other wood boat lovers. That little inauspicious gathering turned into the Port Townsend Woo

The Boat Geeks #8 - Darren Austin (Founder, OnBuoy SPC)Recorded 2.1.24How many times have you seen private buoys and docks just sitting there empty and unused, while you've had a challenge finding available guest moorage?Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the

The Boat Geeks #7 - Matt Steverson (Shipwright, The Duracell Project)Recorded 2.19.24Rebuilding a legendary Open 60 race boat requires many skills, a lot of perseverance, and for husband and wife Matt and Janneke, a leap of faith.Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the hea

The Boat Geeks #6 - Kirsten Neuschäfer (South African Sailor, Cyclist, Adventurer)Recorded 03.09.24Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, WA, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating.In this episode The Boat Geeks

The Boat Geeks #5 - Chuck Laguna (Owner, H2Out)Recorded 12.29.23Recorded aboard their floating studio in Port Townsend, Washington, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, your hosts Darren and Daeron take a deep dive into the world of boating.D&D welcome to the show Chuck Laguna, owner of H2Out. Chu

The Boat Geeks #4 - Bruce Schwab (Vendee Globe, OceanPlanet Energy)Recorded 1.25.24Placing 9th in the 2004/05 Vendee Globe race, Bruce Schwab became the first American to successfully complete a solo around the world race, becoming the 240th person to ever achieve the feat of circumnavigation (and t

The Boat Geeks #3 - Jesse Wiegel (Race Boss, R2AK)Recorded 12.27.23The Race to Alaska? "It’s like the Iditarod, on a boat, with a chance of drowning, being run down by a freighter, or eaten by a grizzly bear. There are squalls, killer whales, tidal currents that run upwards of 20 miles an hour, and