Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague and Mike Joyce Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Maine Maritime Academy Guests: Len Tyler, MMA; Â Tom McKay Call in show
Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague and Mike Joyce Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topics: Offshore power, wooden boatbuilding, adventure sailing and more What are local issues about offshore wind and tidal power? Â What’s up for local boatbuilder’s first new wooden power yacht in 25 years? Â Are there different ways to rig the lobster fishery? Guests: Chummy Rich, Bass [...]
Bass Harbor boatbuilder Chummy Rich is building a wooden “weekender” power boat for another MDI resident. I stopped by on Monday April 12 and talked with the owner, and took these pictures of the progress and office staff. We will try to talk with Chummy live on our show April 13 at 10 am. Chummy is using his grandfather’s drawings for this boat. It should be an interesting talk. I will take more pictures when there is not so much stuff in the way. Chummy’s shop cat is taking a break from all the office work. A.S.
Come Boating in Belfast sent two teams down to the south shore of Mass. to participate in the first rowing event of the year. It sounded like a fun time and the event was covered by radio journalist Capt. Lou and can be heard on his website www.nauticaltalk.com WERU’s own Jim Bahoosh is part of that interview and congratulations to both the men’s and women’s teams from Come Boating.  a.s.
Producers/Hosts: Mike Joyce and Alan Sprague Topics: Rigs, Trailing Edge Technology How many funny words are there for rigs? Â What’s up with Raw Faith? Â How good is high tech? Call in show
Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague and Mike Joyce Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topics: Plastic, iceboating, local talks What’s up with iceboating? Â What is Ocean Classroom? Â What about plastic in the ocean? Guests: Larissa Curlik, Marine Environmental Research Institute; Jo Royle (by phone) of Plastiki; Rebecca Hunter Call in show
On the February 9 show we will be talking with Jo Royle who will soon be sailing an interesting boat from San Francisco to Sydney, right through the Pacific garbage patch. The boat is brand new, made from recycled materials. Check it out at www.theplastiki.com  Joining us in the studio will be Larissa Curlik from the Marine Environmental Research Institute to talk about the good work they are doing. Their website is www.meriresearch.org  As usual we will start out the show with local news and your calls 1 866 625-9378 at 10-11 am eastern us time. talk to you later, a.s.
Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague and Mike Joyce Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Ocean Classroom Foundation What is it like sailing a schooner with no engine? Â Do real sailors wear jellies? Â How can students get on the water and stay in school at the same time? Guest: Capt. JB Smith
Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague and Mike Joyce Topics: What was fishing like 50-60 years ago? What do you do with an old torpedo? What is barity? Guests: Gloria Cottle and Sam Cottle, author of “In Danger at Sea” Call in show
Producers/Hosts: Alan Sprague & Mike Joyce Guest: Capt. Giffy Full Topics: Wind/Tidal power, E10 Gasoline What’s wrong with new gas? Why not more tidal power? Call in show
