The Bonnie Boat Sailing Podcast

Georgia, Sailors, and the Fuzz

Meeting a sailing hero, fog on St. Andrew's Sound, a rough night on anchor, good times in St. Augustine, and being accosted by US Customs and Border Patrol!

Chucktown

Type-A personalities afloat, approaching Charleston by water, Ryan and Chris reminisce, meeting great people, and being insulated from the "real" world.

Low Country

A Baptism on the shores of Snow's Cut, rescuing a hapless canoeist, tidal currents, and our anchoring set up.

Sun Worship

Setting up "Firefly's" solar system, composting heads, a neighboring boat drags into us, and sailboats as the original solar powered vehicles. 

Albermarle Sound

Ignoring the hype, hanging out in Oriental, navigating "Firefly," and rowing about singing sea shantys. 

Hampton Roads

Navigation errors and the wrong way to re-fuel underway. Perfect Chesapeake Fall days, the industrial beauty of Hampton Roads, the Dismal Swamp Canal, and the measured pace of travel by boat. 

Outbound! Down the Chesapeake Bay

Learning how to heave-to while reefing the main, dolphins on our bow, hit 8.3 knots while surfing downwind, attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

DIY Dinghy

Building a plywood dinghy, the real challenge of setting off to go sailing, sweating out Hurricane Joaquin, and getting ready to shove off!

Launch!

After a two year refit, "Firefly" swims again! Some thoughts on nautical traditions, fun times learning how to dock, and sea poetry?

Reflections on a Refit

#1- Lessons learned from a two-year refit, and an intro to the podcast.