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The Boat Geeks

Two average boat geeks, who, fueled by their deep passion for boats, spent 5 years planning and dreaming up The Boat Geeks. Their podcast is a haven for boating enthusiasts, bringing you engaging conversations with authors, technology gurus, maritime and industry experts, and a diverse array of fellow geeks who share their love for the vast world of boats. Recorded 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 on The Boat Geeks podcast.

  1. Bruce Bateau - 48° North Sailing Magazine

    01/11/2024

    Bruce Bateau - 48° North Sailing Magazine

    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!

    47 min
  2. Dave Upthegrove - King County Council

    23/10/2024

    Dave Upthegrove - King County Council

    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!

    15 min
  3. Captain Peter Wilcox - Decarb the Inside Passage

    15/10/2024

    Captain Peter Wilcox - Decarb the Inside Passage

    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!

    25 min
  4. Sean Kooman - Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding

    07/10/2024

    Sean Kooman - Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding

    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!

    23 min
  5. Abbey Molyneux - Boat Yard Owner

    03/10/2024

    Abbey Molyneux - Boat Yard Owner

    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!

    23 min
  6. Sam Devlin - Devlin Boat Company

    30/09/2024

    Sam Devlin - Devlin Boat Company

    The Boat Geeks #21 - Sam Devlin (Devlin Boat Company) Recorded 9.8.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival After 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 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 Sam was a commercial vendor at the second annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival in 1978. He hasn't missed a festival since! Sam is well known for his distinctive designs, combining traditional lines with his own aesthetics. His shop, based in Olympia, has build more than 400 boats! A great many plying our own local waters in the Pacific NW. 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 Devlin Boat Company: https://devlinboat.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!

    24 min
  7. Obioma Oji - BlueTree Boat Builders

    27/09/2024

    Obioma Oji - BlueTree Boat Builders

    The Boat Geeks #20 - Obioma Oji (BlueTree Boat Builders) Recorded 9.8.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival As 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 new company, BlueTree Boat Builders. 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: Obi talks with the 2Ds about her experiences in learning boat building after the pandemic caused her to take a break from her interior design position with Ikea. She found working with wood at the famous Lyme Regis Academy in Dorset, England to be regenerative in different ways, including her career. Along with three fellow graduates, Obi founded a new boat building company in England with a focus on sustainable boat building. 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 BlueTree Boat Builders: https://bluetreeboatbuilders.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!

    30 min
  8. Jesse Wiegel Returns - Northwest Maritime Center

    24/09/2024

    Jesse Wiegel Returns - Northwest Maritime Center

    The Boat Geeks #19 - Jesse Wiegel (R2AK, Seventy 48, and WA360 Race Boss) Recorded 9.6.24 at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival Jesse 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 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: Jesse is The Boat Geeks first repeat guest. In episode #2 Jesse discussed all things Race to Alaska with Daeron and Darren. This visit he announces why the WA360 has been brought back for 2025, and talks about the reasons behind the decision. As you'll see, there is a great deal of excitement for this unique race! Also known as a "spawn of R2AK..." 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 WA360: https://nwmaritime.org/nwmc-events/races-cruises/wa360/ Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: https://woodenboat.org/ Maritime Center 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!

    22 min
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Two average boat geeks, who, fueled by their deep passion for boats, spent 5 years planning and dreaming up The Boat Geeks. Their podcast is a haven for boating enthusiasts, bringing you engaging conversations with authors, technology gurus, maritime and industry experts, and a diverse array of fellow geeks who share their love for the vast world of boats. Recorded 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 on The Boat Geeks podcast.

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