Latest Learntoboat Podcast Episodes
Planning the Charter Vacation of Your Dreams with Renee Sawyer
Anchors Aweigh - April 15, 2024 17:28 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsAs you’ll hear me say in this conversation, chartering a catamaran through the virgin islands or on the med has been a dream trip for me for as long as I can remember. So it was really fun speaking with Renee Sawyer, owner of Out of the Blue Yacht Charters. Renee has been a General Manager of se...
Jaywalking the World with Stephen Payne
Anchors Aweigh - March 19, 2024 14:06 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsI really enjoy meeting and speaking with people who have made boating a big part of their lifestyle, especially people like Steve Payne, who went from knowing next to nothing about boats to living and traveling through Europe on one. Steve has been able to use his skills as a photographer, creat...
Live the Life You Dream About With First Mariners Club Founder Kevin Dorry
Anchors Aweigh - March 12, 2024 00:37 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsIt is always exciting speaking to and learning from others who are advancing the subscription and membership boating model, especially seeing all of the different market segments who are finding value in this way of boating. One such leader has found traction in the premium luxury subscription s...
The Power of Positive Fishing; Adam Gamble, Author, Publisher, Angler
Anchors Aweigh - February 08, 2024 17:47 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsI had the great pleasure of speaking with Adam Gamble, writer, publisher, and avid fisherman. Adam conceived, wrote or cowrote, and supervised the production of three hundred titles in the Good Night Books series for pre-schoolers, which currently has more than nine million copies sold world...
Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, Safety, Conservation and Careers
Anchors Aweigh - January 18, 2023 20:11 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsDiversity is not something that is often associated with boating and the boating industry. Many people have a stereotypical boater in mind, and I’m guessing as you read this you do too. One of the biggest obstacles to expanding the reach of boating is that so often, the way someone gets into boa...
Reducing Boat Ownership Friction
Anchors Aweigh - December 06, 2022 19:13 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThe boating industry has welcomed over 800,000 new boaters into the fold in the last couple of years and is hard at work reaching new, more diverse audiences to continue growing boating. As more and more people experience boating and boat ownership for the first time, it is incumbent on marine b...
The Five-Year Voyage
Anchors Aweigh - June 03, 2022 02:09 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsI love to mix in guests who may not be ‘in’ the boating industry but rather demonstrate to us what boating can enable. Stephen Ladd is an author and adventurer who certainly pushes the limits on where a boat can take you. In is mid-30s, Steve designed and built a 12-foot boat named Squeak and ...
Ready For Liftoff with Epoch Boats
Anchors Aweigh - March 17, 2022 19:33 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsIf you have seen a boat rising out of the water as it gets on plane and seemingly gliding above it, you have seen hydrofoiling in effect! Hydrofoils have been used in high technology applications like the Americas Cup races for years and have recently been applied to recreational craft including...
Reimagining the Boat Buying Experience
Anchors Aweigh - January 17, 2022 20:47 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThink about your typical vehicle buying experience, whether it be car or boat. You research online, head to the showroom either eager to interact with a salesperson armed with all of your knowledge or dreading the back and forth, let me ask my manager negotiation. Some showrooms may stand out to...
Connected Boating - Your Vessel and the IoT
Anchors Aweigh - December 21, 2021 19:14 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsMaking boating easier. Frictionless operation. Lowering the barrier to entry. Reducing the average age of the new boater. These are all goals that are being accomplished through the development and introduction of new and exciting on-board technologies. Connectivity is a major part of some of th...
Raising the Horsepower Bar for Electric Outboards
Anchors Aweigh - December 07, 2021 19:06 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsIt is an incredibly exciting time in the boating industry. We have seen two years of record sales, dealers are selling production slots because they can’t get inventory fast enough, more Americans than ever are enjoying time on the water with family and friends, and the pace of innovation contin...
Simplifying Marina Management and Boat Ownership
Anchors Aweigh - March 10, 2021 01:42 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsWe have seen technological advancements drive tremendous change in the boating world. Most prominently, these new technologies have improved the boats themselves – more on-board electronics and capabilities, better boat building processes and materials, connected apps and more. But outside the...
Finding Success With Electric Sailing
Anchors Aweigh - January 16, 2021 23:59 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThere have been some extremely exciting developments in the electric boating space in the past year. PURE Watercraft raised over $37million to continue their expansion. Vision Marine had a successful IPO. Torqeedo delivered its 100,000th motor. And a variety of smaller companies are making st...
Giving Anglers the Upper Hand
Anchors Aweigh - November 25, 2020 14:59 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsIn the five years I have spent as part of the boating industry, I have often tried to put into words how impactful boating can be for creating memories, sharing experiences, and just spending quality time with family and friends enjoying the beauty of being on the water. In that time, I don’t th...
Becoming a Better ANGLR
Anchors Aweigh - October 16, 2020 16:20 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsI had a great conversation with Derek Horner, content manager at ANGLR. ANGLR is a fishing intelligence platform built for anglers by anglers that consists of a free fishing logbook, app that syncs across mobile and web devices, optional tracking accessories and community of anglers who are pass...
Investing in the Growth of Boating
Anchors Aweigh - September 03, 2020 19:50 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsIt has been a very interesting time to be in the boating industry. Right when we would normally be ramping up and commissioning boats for the spring, doing the boat show rounds, and seeding future sales, Covid-19 hit and we were shut down. Soon after, the term ‘social distancing’ became part of ...
Boating to the Rescue!
Anchors Aweigh - April 20, 2020 15:14 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsBoating to the Rescue Boating has long been thought of as a great way to enjoy nature, spend quality time together with loved ones, and disconnect from our busy lives to get away from it all. Now, more than ever, those qualities of boating are the reason it is positioned to be the perfect soci...
Bringing Generations Together - The Waketoon!
Anchors Aweigh - February 10, 2020 02:01 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsBringing Generations Together With the Waketoon What do you get when you combine two of the fastest growing segments in boating? The Avalon Waketoon! Combining all the elements that made pontoons popular – space, comfort, increased power, and extra amenities – with the ability to surf behind t...
From Shark Fishing to Shark Tank
Anchors Aweigh - December 22, 2019 17:57 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsFrom Shark Fishing to Shark Tank We talk about technology in boating a lot, and will only continue to do so more and more. The genius in Vance Zahorski’s invention is that he saw people with thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in electronic technology designed to aid them in catching...
Innovation and Inspiration on the Water
Anchors Aweigh - December 17, 2019 00:24 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsAmazon, Google, Facebook….Brunswick. What do all these companies have in common you might ask? All will be exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. While you don’t often see marine brands lumped in with these technology titans, Brunswick has made innovation a key focus as technolo...
Electric Boating From the Ground Up
Anchors Aweigh - September 27, 2019 20:13 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsAnyone who has been following the podcasts probably can tell I have a particular interest in electric boating. That's why I was so excited to connect with Mark and Tim from Templar Marine. Templar - whose mission is to eliminate our carbon footprint on global waterways and provide affordable,...
River Queens - Saucy Boat, Stout Mates, Spotted Dog, America
Anchors Aweigh - August 13, 2019 13:50 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsAlexander Watson is an entrepreneur, adventurer, and lately, an author. With his wedded partner Dale Harris, Alexander rescued his family business, a furniture studio, built a portfolio of rental properties, and then sold it all to restore a vintage motor yacht and travel ‘The Rivah’. Watson’s b...
Making Sailing More Portable, Affordable, and Accessible
Anchors Aweigh - July 02, 2019 02:33 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsAlex Caslow, with his wife KC, founded and owns Red Beard Sailing, the official US dealers for MiniCat, Xcat, Reverso, and RowOnAir brands. Alex was introduced to sailing by his grandfather at a young age and has been able to turn that passion into a career, helping others experience the same jo...
From Sick to Smiling, Transforming the Boating Experience
Anchors Aweigh - January 03, 2019 02:17 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsKelsey Albina is currently the Communications Manager for Seakeeper, Inc. Seakeeper is the global leader in marine stabilization. Seakeeper’s innovative technology changes the boating experience by eliminating up to 95% of all boat roll, the rocking motion that causes seasickness, fatigue and an...
Have More Fun!
Anchors Aweigh - June 05, 2018 01:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsMatt Sellhorst is the founder and CEO of Boat Dealer Profits and the creator of the SPLASH System guaranteed to help select dealers sell more boats, make more money and have more fun. Matt is the sales and marketing columnist for Boating Industry Magazine, host of the Boat Dealer Profits podcast...
It Makes a Difference in the World
Anchors Aweigh - April 10, 2018 14:35 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsClaude Beaulac is the VP of Sales and Marketing for the Canadian Electric Boat Company. I spoke with Claude just before it was announced that the CEBC was awarded the ‘Future of the Industry’ award at Quebec’s annual Marina Industry Gala. The Canadian Electric Boat Company manufactures a line ...
Living In The Moment, Why I Go Boating
Anchors Aweigh - March 26, 2018 00:43 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsNiels Kisling is in charge of Marine Sales and Marketing at Davis Instruments, a company with a huge range of products for sailors and powerboaters. Many of you boaters and especially sailors are probably using or have used Davis products and may not even know it. In 2017, Neils accepted the Mia...
Redefining a Genre With Overblue - Part Power Cat, Part Houseboat
Anchors Aweigh - March 08, 2018 14:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsRok Babarovic is part of a team that is redfining a genre of yacht. As Business Development Manager, Rok has helped launch the Overblue series of yachts – part power cat, part houseboat. Sensing that people today are seeking comfort, safety, innovation, efficiency as well as adventure all comb...
It's All Storytelling - Family and Industry Adventures Around the World
Anchors Aweigh - March 06, 2018 18:59 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsPaul Fenn’s career in the boating industry led him to Jeanneau where he eventually took the helm as President of Jeanneau America. Paul ‘passed the baton’ in 2014 but is still on board in a consulting and marketing role with a major focus on brand and lifestyle videos. Paul’s video production ex...
From Training Special Forces to Training the Next Generation of Marine Technicians
Anchors Aweigh - February 15, 2018 18:53 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsLast year, Warner University announced a partnership with the Institute of Marine Technology to start the Marine Technology program on campus in Lake Wales, Florida. The intent of IMT’s Marine Technology program is to prepare individuals for entry-level technician opportunities in the watercraft...
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