Ep. 67: A Compliant Individual (Losing Jacie Sails Finale)
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In which I finally decide to abandon ship prior to Hurricane Milton's arrival. Show Notes: Thank You, USCG! I want to thank the United States Coast Guard—particularly USCG Sector Key West and Station Key West. Thanks to BM2 Anthony Diggle and BM2 Ethan Kast for sitting down for a thorough interview in the hot sun amongst the roosters, bikers, tourists and children. (Apparently, Bosun's Mate 2 is a rating and Petty Officer is a rank…so I hope I didn't do any disservice by going with whichever appelation sounded best on the voiceover.) And of course, Major Thanks to the rest...
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Ep. 66: Losing Jacie Sails, Pt. 2
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Wherein I engage in a pre-Milton Diesel Scavenger Hunt™, suffer an unpleasant evening, and finally run out of a critical item. Show Notes I don’t really have many—okay, any—photos from this episode, since I was, first of all, running around Venice and Sarasota like a madman, trying to find diesel and something to put it in; and after that it was as very long night and following morning. New for Patrons: Original Episode Scripts and Notes! Just FYI, I am now adding another perk for Patrons: Scripts from my wacky and detailed episode prep. (Okay, fine. Maybe it’s more like sadism. But...
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So How's Your New Year's Eve Going?
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Happy New Year's Eve! (And don't drop the phone like I did.)
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Update...and St. Pete Meetup Saturday!
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(No, that wasn't a fart at the beginning. That was the boat.) AND...be sure, if you're in the St. Pete area on Saturday, to join the "Jacie Sails Return" party at Chattaway in St. Pete from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Stay tuned to the audio podcast, any change will be posted there! (Hopefully there will be none. But..."What could possibly go wrong?") NOTE: Chattaway is a cash-only establishment. But the have an ATM inside if needed...which *usually* has cash in it. (I've been posting daily on this return cruise to Patreon, which is about all I can manage with these large hops, boat...
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We FOUND Her!
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Just sharing the good news... Thanks as always to our How ...! Your support (as you can imagine) is more important than ever right now.
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Ep. 65: Losing Jacie Sails, Pt. 1
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Wherein I decide I need to do something to save the boat, and...maybe it's not gonna work out. Show Notes The Latest on Jacie Sails Sadly, no news is…no news. There have been no confirmed sightings. However, I will post updates whenever there are any to . (That link will always point to the page with the latest info.) Atlanta Meetup This Saturday Okay, the Atlanta meetup will be this Saturday, from 1-3pm ET at: 3829 Clairmont Road Atlanta, GA 30341 (770) 234-0057 Everybody is invited. Special swag for Patrons. And something for everybody. Bring a friend…hey, I’m not buying! Help Keep...
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Coming Soon: Losing Jacie Sails
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Trailer for upcoming podcast episode(s) about losing sailing vessel Jacie Sails while trying to protect her from Hurricane Milton.
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Ep. 64: I'm safe, but... (Milton, Pt. 2)
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I will NOT be at the Annapolis meetup…for reasons I think you’ll excuse. More to follow…but host a pint for me and for the vessel…!
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Ep. 63: Milton
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I’m on the way to move my vessel…and hope to see you on the other side, in Annapolis. (Where we’ll be having a meetup with ALL listeners.)
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Ep. 62: I Forgot The Grand Prize!
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Season 3 Party recap and Grand Prize drawing. “Live”…ish. Show Notes (and Python code for the raffle, in case you're a nerd) at Patreon Yes, you can and help keep How Not To Sail afloat (plus get way cool perks) for as little as $3 a month. Help Spread The Word! Looking for a way to help spread the gospel of How Not To Sail? (First of all, THANK YOU!) You can find a number of easy ways to help spread the word—many of them 100% free—at How Not To Sail Email Newsletter Join the How Not To Sail email list and get the almost-sorta-biweekly newsletter at Get The Book Want to...
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Show Notes
Why these DINGHY Awards™?
Glad you asked.
As I mentioned in Ep. 51, I was racking my brain to figure out which bucket of haphazardly-organized audio source material I should turn into the fifty-first episode…when suddenly it hit me:
Hey, I’ve done a s— ton of work to birth these first fifty episodes. As we get into a new year with bright prospects, why don’t we celebrate a little?
And once I got going on it, it really got the creative audio juices flowing.
Why not make it sound like a real awards show like the GRAMMYs®, I thought?
…so I got into my REAPER audio software and got cookin’…
What can I say? That’s just how I roll sometimes.
How did I select the winners?
In short…I didn’t.
Here’s how the winners were selected:
- You voted.
- I counted ’em.
(Of course, the “accounting firm of Dewey, Cheatham & Howe” is—hopefully—fictitious, and the “Special Merit Awards” are just great excuses to recognize cool people. But in those four categories nominated in Episode 51, it’s very simple. You voted, I counted. And THANK YOU for voting!)
The results should be visible later today at the above link. (I *think* I set them to become visible by 12:30, right after the premiere…but who knows?)
Sondra and Jimmy’s Blog
I mentioned in the podcast about Sondra’s blog about their current journey….which is totally making me jealous!
https://sondrawinter.wixsite.com/in-the-lee
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Music
“The Supermarket Theme” licensed via Music Vine
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…and others not requiring attribution. (I generally like to recognize free music contributors, even when attribution isn’t required. But if I paid to use it…well, I’ll mention if I have time.)