Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the USA

By Bela Musits

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Welcome to the Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the USA podcast. The hosts for the show are Bela Musits, who has many years of sailing experience, and Mike Wasserman who knows almost nothing about sailing. This podcast will consist of discussing destinations around the East Coast of the United States. We will also provide interesting and helpful information about sailing and boating, and all sorts of cruising related topics. We love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at sailingtheeast@gmail.com. Thanks, Bela and Mike

Episode Date
EP-166 We Made It to Burlington VT: Sailing the East Coast on a Hunter 44
Dec 05, 2025
EP-165: Erden Eruc - Guinness World Record Holder and Golden Globe Racer
Nov 21, 2025
EP-164 Whitehall NY to Chipman Point VT - Almost to the finish line.
Nov 14, 2025
EP-163 Schuyler Yacht Basin to Whitehall - We are Finally Done with the Champlain Canal
Nov 07, 2025
EP-162 Sailing Long Island Sound and the Baldwin Yacht Club - Robert Lattanzio
Oct 31, 2025
EP-161 Hop-O-Nose to Troy - Our First Locks to Schuyler Yacht Basin
Oct 24, 2025
EP-160 Taking Down the Mast - What an Adventure. Sound Fixed
Oct 17, 2025
EP-159 A Down Day at Hop-O-Nose Marina in Catskill, NY
Oct 10, 2025
EP-158 Living in Pittsburgh and Sailing in the Bahamas - Robert Sweet
Oct 08, 2025
EP 157: Sailing from Shadows to Hop-O-Nose on the Hudson River.
Oct 03, 2025
EP 156 – Sailing from Half Moon Bay to Shadows Marina on the Hudson River
Sep 26, 2025
EP 155: From Sandy Hook NJ to Croton-on-Hudson NY – Navigating NY Harbor and the Hudson River.
Sep 19, 2025
EP 154 – Sailing from Hampton, Virginia to Sandy Hook, New Jersey | East Coast Cruising Adventure
Sep 12, 2025
EP-153 From Landlocked in Pittsburg to Sailing in the Bahamas: Robert Sweet’s Sailing Journey Part 1
Sep 10, 2025
EP 152 Sailing from Chesapeake, VA to Hampton – Navigating Currents, Bridges & Weather Challenges
Sep 05, 2025
EP-151: Sailing from Coinjock to Chesapeake, VA - Cruising the ICW on a Hunter 44
Aug 29, 2025
EP-150 Sailing Meets Power Boating: A Conversation with David Lage
Aug 27, 2025
EP-149 - Sailing the ICW: Belhaven to Coinjock
Aug 22, 2025
EP148: Sailing the ICW – From Oriental to Belhaven, NC | Hunter 44 Deck Salon Adventure
Aug 15, 2025
EP-147 Reflections on the Trip So Far: Sailing North along the East Coast of the U.S.
Aug 08, 2025
EP-146: Hiring a Captain to Help bring my New to Me Boat from Annapolis to Boston - Charlie Kirchofer
Aug 06, 2025
EP-145 Fuel Tank Issues – Lessons from the East Coast Journey
Aug 01, 2025
EP-144 Sailing from Beaufort to Oriental, NC.
Jul 25, 2025
EP 143: Continuing the Epic European Boat Adventure with Mark D'Alton (Part 2)
Jul 23, 2025
EP-142: Bridges and More — The ICW in all its glory,
Jul 18, 2025
EP-141 – Butler’s Creek Anchorage on the ICW on the Hunter 44 Deck Salon
Jul 11, 2025
EP 140: A Deep Dive into Long-Term Cruising, Boat Ownership, and the Sailing Mindset- Mark D'Alton P1
Jul 09, 2025
EP 139 – A Day in Charleston - Sailing the East Coast Aboard a Hunter 44 Deck Salon
Jul 04, 2025
EP-138 Sunrise Arrival to Charleston SC by Sailboat
Jun 27, 2025
EP-137 Night Watch at 2AM - Sailing from Brunswick GA to Charleston GA
Jun 20, 2025
EP-136 We Depart Brunswick GA and Find the Wind and Seas Interesting.
Jun 13, 2025
EP 135: Final Preparations – Sailing from Brunswick Georgia to Burlington Vermont
Jun 06, 2025
EP-134 Planning for the Unexpected - Dan Pfeiffer
May 23, 2025
EP-133 Hiring a Captain to Help Bring my New Boat Home - Charlie Kirchofer
May 09, 2025
EP 132: The Joys and Realities of Trailer Sailing with John Sohl
Apr 25, 2025
EP - 131: Heavy Weather Sailing with Dan Pfeiffer
Apr 11, 2025
EP - 130: Mastering Yanmar Diesel Engines with Carter Yepsen
Mar 28, 2025
EP-129 A Journey of Flexibility and Adventure - Mike Malekoff
Mar 14, 2025
EP-128 Sailing From Florida to Maine - Dan Kerpelman
Feb 28, 2025
EP-127 Getting a USCG License - Carter Yepsen
Feb 14, 2025
EP-126 Sailing from Georgia to Florida Keys - Passage Planning and Preparation - Mike Malekoff
Jan 31, 2025
EP-125 Rochester NY to Portland Maine via the St Lawrence Seaway - Dan Kerpelman
Jan 17, 2025
EP-124 Buying an ASA Sailing School and becoming an ASA Sailing Instructor
Jan 03, 2025
EP-123 Your Typical Sailor - Rory Frey
Dec 20, 2024
EP-122 Buying a Beneteau 473 and sailing through the Great Lakes to bring it home. - Peter Lawrence
Dec 06, 2024
EP-121 How Do I Get My Sailboat Back Home After Crossing an Ocean? Simon and Sawyer Balint.
Nov 22, 2024
EP-120 Modifying Your Sail Plan for an Ocean Crossing - Simon and Sawyer Balint
Nov 08, 2024
EP-119 The 2024 Sailing Season Recap - Narragansett Bay
Oct 25, 2024
EP-118 Learning How to Sail - A Newbie Shares Some Great Tips - Gene Martel
Oct 11, 2024
EP-117 Getting a “Healthy Boat Check-up” - Conor Smith
Sep 27, 2024
EP-116 Sailing from Seattle to Mexico - Chris Curtis
Sep 13, 2024
EP-115 Who are you going to call when you break down? Sea Tow - Ethan Maass
Aug 30, 2024
EP-114 What Happened to the First America’s Cup Winner, the Schooner America?
Aug 16, 2024
EP-113 Boat Care and Maintenance in Warm Water Climates - Mike Malekoff
Aug 02, 2024
EP-112 Racing Across the Atlantic Solo, in a 21 Ft. Sailboat - Mini-Transat - Peter Gibbons-Neff - I made it!
Jul 19, 2024
Sailing the Bahamas and Florida with Rich and Helen Lobel
Jul 05, 2024
EP-110 Building a Schionning Design 12 Meter Catamaran from a Kit with David Neilson
Jun 21, 2024
EP-109 A New Approach to Learning how to Sail - Cruise-N-Learn Sailing School with John Ensley
Jun 07, 2024
EP-108 Commanding Old Ironsides, a.k.a. USS Constitution : The LIfe of Capt Silas Talbot
May 24, 2024
EP-107 Sailing the New England Coast - Mark Darling
May 10, 2024
EP-106 Beginning the Live Aboard Adventure - Liam Kennedy
Apr 26, 2024
EP-105 Return from the Bahamas, Now What? - Mike Malekoff
Apr 12, 2024
EP-104 Psychology of Sailing - Chris Kubisiak
Mar 29, 2024
EP-103 Catalina 445 Grounding and Repair - Mark Teizen
Mar 15, 2024
EP-102 Cruising New England on my first cruising boat. - Carter Yepsen
Mar 01, 2024
EP-101 Sailing on others people’s boats - Chris Kubisiak
Feb 16, 2024
EP-100 Our 100th Episode - Reflecting Back and Looking Forward
Feb 02, 2024
EP-99 Doug Milburn - Performance Catamarans and Sailing Nova Scotia.
Jan 19, 2024
EP-98 Larry Freedman Living Aboard and Cruising Florida to New England
Jan 05, 2024
EP-97 Chris D’Amelio - United States Coast Guard Surfman
Dec 22, 2023
EP-96 ShipShape.pro - Merrill Charette
Dec 08, 2023
EP-95 Whale and Dolphin Conservation - Anne DiMonti
Nov 24, 2023
EP-94 Spain to the UK - Sawyer and Simon - Sailing Across the Atlantic -The Final Leg.
Nov 10, 2023
EP-93 Horta to Spain - Sawyer and Simon - Sailing Across the Atlantic Continued.
Oct 27, 2023
EP-92 Sailing Season 2023 Summary
Oct 13, 2023
EP-91 Angela H. - Wonder Year: A Guide to Long-Term Family Travel and Worldschooling.
Sep 29, 2023
EP-90 Jeff Wettig - Shooting the Breeze and Sailing the Chesapeake
Sep 15, 2023
EP-89 Newport to Horta - Sawyer and Simon - Sailing Across the Atlantic Part 2
Aug 31, 2023
EP-88 Newport to Horta - Sawyer and Simon - Sailing Across the Atlantic Part 1
Aug 18, 2023
EP-87 Mike Malekoff - We Made It Back To The USA Part 2
Aug 04, 2023
EP-86 Mike Malekoff - We Made It Back To The USA Part 1
Jul 21, 2023
EP-85 Sawyer and Simon Balint - Preparations for Sailing Across the Atlantic Part 2
Jul 07, 2023
EP-84 Sawyer and Simon Balint - Preparations for Sailing Across the Atlantic Part 1
Jun 23, 2023
EP- 83 Peter Gibbons-Neff PGN Ocean Racing - Mini-Transat 2023
Jun 09, 2023
EP- 82 Mike Malekoff - What They Do Not Teach You In Sailing School - Part 2
May 26, 2023
EP- 81 Mike Malekoff - What They Do Not Teach You In Sailing School - Part 1
May 12, 2023
EP- 80 Mark Tieszen Part 2 How Do I Get My 45-Foot Sailboat Off the Beach?
Apr 28, 2023
EP- 79 Mark Tieszen Part 1 A Nice Sailboat Cruise Turns Ugly
Apr 14, 2023
EP-78 Mike Malekoff - Sailing from Lake Champlain to Bahamas - We Made It! - Part 2
Mar 31, 2023
EP- 77 Mike Malekoff - Sailing from Lake Champlain to Bahamas - We Made It! - Part 1
Mar 17, 2023
EP- 76 Tim Geisler - Nautilus Sailing
Mar 03, 2023
EP- 75 Joe Hagan #3
Feb 17, 2023
EP- 74 Shay Love: Live-aboard Sailor and Singer/Songwriter
Feb 03, 2023
EP- 73 Mike Malekoff - Sailing from Lake Champlain to Bahamas - The Journey Begins - Part-2
Jan 20, 2023
EP- 72 Mike Malekoff - Sailing from Lake Champlain to Bahamas - The Journey Begins - Part 1
Jan 06, 2023
EP-71 Bob Forman - Transat, Fastnet, and Newport to Bermuda Race Veteran Pt.2
Dec 09, 2022
EP-70 Bob Forman - Transat, Fastnet, and Newport to Bermuda Race Veteran Pt-1
Nov 25, 2022
EP-69 End of Season and Winterize
Nov 11, 2022
EP- 68 Solo Sailing Pt. 3 - Managing your Sails
Oct 21, 2022
EP- 67 Solo Sailing Pt. 2 - Anchoring and Mooring
Oct 07, 2022
EP- 66A Bonus Episode - Bela & Mike Chat
Sep 30, 2022
EP- 66 Mike Malekoff - Lake Champlain to the Bahamas - Dreaming and Planning
Sep 23, 2022
EP-65 Solo Sailing Part 1 - Docking
Sep 09, 2022
EP- 64 Four Days at the Boat - A Narrative
Aug 19, 2022
EP- 63 Kids on the Boat
Aug 05, 2022
EP- 62 Selecting, Buying, and Installing an AIS
Jul 18, 2022
EP- 61 Spring Projects and One Big Screw-up on My Part
Jul 01, 2022
EP- 60 Steve Ladd - The Five Year Voyage
Jun 17, 2022
EP- 59 United States Coast Guard Fire Extinguisher Regulations & Spring Launch
Jun 03, 2022
EP- 58 Amy Alton - YouTube Channel Out Chasing Stars Part 2
May 20, 2022
EP- 57 Amy Alton - YouTube Channel Out Chasing Stars Part 1
May 06, 2022
EP- 56 What I Learned from the Passing of My Mom
Apr 20, 2022
EP-55 Scott Wells - Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay
Apr 08, 2022
EP- 54 Finding Crew
Mar 25, 2022
EP- 53 Living Full-time on a Sailboat - Jaime and Keith Pomeroy - Part 2
Mar 11, 2022
EP- 52 Living Full-time on a Sailboat - Jaime and Keith Pomeroy - Part 1
Feb 25, 2022
EP- 51 Pre Podcast Discussion 2022-01-07
Feb 18, 2022
EP-50 My Boat Sank - Heath Moldveen - Part 2
Feb 11, 2022
EP- 49 My Boat Sank - Heath Moldveen - Part 1
Jan 28, 2022
EP- 48 Pre Podcast Discussion 2021-12-17
Jan 21, 2022
EP- 47 Joe Hagan - Sailing from Florida to Maine Part 2
Jan 14, 2022
EP- 46 Joe Hagan - Sailing from Florida to Maine Part 1
Dec 31, 2021
EP- 45 Pre Podcast Discussion 2021-12-10
Dec 24, 2021
EP-44 Heath Moldveen - Sea Hawk Marine Anti-Fouling Paints - Part 2
Dec 17, 2021
EP-43 Heath Moldveen - Sea Hawk Marine Anti-Fouling Paints - Part 1
Dec 03, 2021
EP-42 The Last Sail of the 2021 Season on S/V Paradox
Nov 19, 2021
EP-41-A Update: Those Stained Salon Seat Cushions on Sailboat Paradox
Nov 12, 2021
EP-41 Those Stained Salon Seat Cushions on Sailboat Paradox
Nov 05, 2021
EP-40 Eight People on Board S/V Paradox
Oct 22, 2021
EP-39 Trying Something Different
Oct 08, 2021
EP-38 Fixing Leaky Windows on Sailboat Paradox
Sep 24, 2021
EP-37 Hurricane Henri Hits New England: Sailboat Prep and Aftermath
Sep 10, 2021
EP-36 New House Batteries for the Sailboat
Aug 27, 2021
EP-35 Family Sailing Vacation
Aug 13, 2021
EP-34 New Anchor Chain for Paradox
Jul 30, 2021
EP-33 Anchored Out in Tropical Storm Elsa
Jul 16, 2021
EP-32 Sailboat Purchase: What the Surveyor Missed
Jul 02, 2021
EP-31 The C&D Canal and Chesapeake City
Jun 18, 2021
EP-30 Water Pump Woes on Sailboat Paradox
Jun 11, 2021
EP-29 Sailing the coast of Maine with Simon and Sawyer Balint
May 28, 2021
EP-28 First Bareboat Sailing Charter With My Spouse
May 21, 2021
EP-27 Spring Sailboat Launch: S/V Paradox is in the water
May 14, 2021
EP-26 How to Plan a 4-Day Sailing Trip
May 07, 2021
EP-25 Sailboat Prep Prior to Spring Launch
Apr 30, 2021
EP-24 Shaft Shark - Prop Shaft Line Cutter
Apr 23, 2021
EP-23 Using a Buyer’s Broker - Ryan Miller, Latitude Yacht Brokerage
Apr 16, 2021
EP-22 Listener Question: Bareboat charting with a non-sailor spouse
Apr 09, 2021
EP-21 Uncovering the sailboat from its winter hibernation
Apr 02, 2021
EP-20 Sailing Passage: Shelburne NS to Marion MA
Mar 26, 2021
EP-19 Chartering a Sailboat
Mar 19, 2021
EP-18 Sailing Destination: Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Mar 12, 2021
EP-17 I bought a Hunter Sailboat, am I crazy?
Mar 05, 2021
EP16 Listener Email: I just bought a sailboat, now what?
Feb 26, 2021
EP-15 Sam Holmes - Solo Sailor and YouTube Star
Feb 19, 2021
EP-14 Sailing Destination: Cape May NJ
Feb 12, 2021
EP-13 Buying a Sailboat Part-2 Trailerable Sailboats
Feb 05, 2021
EP-12 Offshore Adventure Sailing - Joe Hagan
Jan 29, 2021
EP-11 Buying a Sailboat Part 1
Jan 22, 2021
EP-10 Sailing Passage: Sandy Hook NJ to Cape May NJ
Jan 15, 2021
EP-9 Sailing Destination: Sandy Hook NJ
Jan 08, 2021
EP-8 Why Sail the East Coast of USA
Dec 18, 2020
EP-7 Sailing from Port Washington NY to Sandy Hook NJ via East River and NYC
Dec 11, 2020
EP-6 Winterizing Your Sail Boat
Dec 04, 2020
EP-5 Sailing Destination: Port Washington NY
Nov 28, 2020
EP-4 Sailing Overnight from Marion MA to Port Washington NY.
Nov 20, 2020
EP-3 Sailing Destination: Marion MA, Beverly Yacht Club, and Tabor Boy
Nov 06, 2020
EP-2 Sailing Destination: Wickford RI.
Nov 05, 2020
EP-1 Sailing and Cruising the East Coast of the USA Introduction
Nov 04, 2020