How Not To Sail Podcast
"What could possibly go wrong?" Host Bradford Rogers learns some things NOT to do—and the occasional life lesson—while sailing the Gulf Coast of Florida and meeting salty characters. "Screwing up is part of cruising. Let me show you how!"
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 80
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 16: ...or Stubbornness?
In this episode, I do a couple of stupid things. Try not to act surprised.
Episode 15: Persistence...?
In this episode, I finally head back toward my home port, meet some "old friends" (I didn't say they were human!), and am stubbornly persistent as usual. Hopefully that works out okay.
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Episode 14: Happy Where I Am?
Ah...back in Marathon with a frosty beverage in hand. But is there trouble in paradise?
Episode 13: Back Toward Marathon
After coming to grips with the new reality of things, I start the 350-mile journey back toward Marathon, and "home." (And I probably should learn how certain things work on the boat. Just sayin'.)
Episode 12: The Way Forward
In the aftermath of a major setback, I learn that you have to go with the current. (Produced aboard Jacie Sails during the COVID-19 pandemic.)
Episode 11: My Favorite Dance Is The Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The Admiral and I finally make it to the boat show in Miami...and a shocking development.
Listener Mail: Free Book Offer, Favorite Cruising Grounds, and more...
In this bonus episode, I answer your questions!
Episode 10: Miami
Wherein I point the boat toward downtown Miami at last! (Plus info on the How Not To Sail book giveaway!)
Episode 9: Eastbound!
FINALLY, I sail east from Marathon toward Key Biscayne, Miami and the Miami Boat Show, stopping at Rodriguez Key near Key Largo, getting rained on, scraping through some shallow water, and having the…
Update: We Found Fuel Dock Debbie
I tracked down Fuel Dock Debbie, and here's the phone call... (Also, an update on the How Not To Sail book giveaway.)
Episode 8: I Don't Wanna Be Buffett
In my quest to learn more about this "Trop Rock" music that all the boaters seem to love, I talk to Eric Stone, Mike Nash, and Brian Watson from SV Another Road.
Episode 7: Fuel Dock Debbie
In this episode, we find out what happened under the bridge, and meet a new interesting character.
Listener Mail: Ask me anything!
In this bonus episode, I answer your questions!
Episode 6: The Great Leap Forward
In this episode, I make the leap 90 miles south from Marco to Marathon, and find...something in the way. (Or many somethings, really.)
Episode 5: Jacie Sails
In this episode, we finally meet the main character—Jacie Sails—and learn how she got her unusual name.
Episode 4: Sounds
In this episode, I visit the home of the Cheeseburger in Paradise to record my show on Pyrate Radio and try to score an interview with the island's elusive and colorful owner.
Episode 3: Fog
In this episode, I finally set out from Gulfport, and run into fog...both literal and metaphorical.
Episode 2: Control
In this episode, I make final preparations for my voyage, gain a theme song, and learn an interesting lesson from musician and sailor Peter Suarez.
Episode 1: Bitchin
In this premiere episode, I have a crazy idea to sail alone around Florida to the Miami International Boat Show to launch the podcast...and talk to cruising mentor, former bodyguard to Evel Knievel, …
How Not To Sail: Trailer
A sneak peek at How Not To Sail. What could possibly go wrong?
Check out the website at: HowNotToSail.com
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