A podcast that centers on people who live, work and play on the water.

Around the Buoy began broadcasting from Newport, Rhode Island in 2017 and has since grown to be a podcasting standard in the market.
Hosts Carter Richardson, owner of East Passage Boatwrights, and Tyler Fields, of Tyler Fields Photography, bring together a vast range of knowledge and experience in each entertaining episode.

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July 26, 202401:19:56109.8 MB

Ep.88: Team Wickedly Wildcat Tames the R2AK

The Race to Alaska, a 750 mile Cannonball Run up the Canadian coast, is a simple race: survive the unpredictable weather, navigate whirlpools created from 20kt tidal rips, dodge shipping traffic, and lastly avoid being eaten by bears all with no outside support on an engineless boat. What could possibly go wrong? Adam Cove of Team Wickedly Wildcat is fresh off his record-breaking finish in this year’s race and he jo...

Ep.88: Team Wickedly Wildcat Tames the R2AK

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  • Fair winds and following tides to “Friend of the Show” @adam.cove and Team Wicked Wily Wildcat. This morning Adam sets off in the 750 mile human powered Cannonball Run that is @racetoalaska, competing not only the other racers but nasty tides, unpredictable weather, howling winds and bears! Follow along on @ybtracking Team Wildcat! #podcast #r2ak #alaska #race #widcat #catboat #unpredictable #washington #crazy #whatwerewethinking #seemedlikeagoodideaatthetime #fairwinds #tide #current #danger #bears #bear #goodluck
  • The LA Dunton is undergoing a massive restoration at the Henry B DuPont Preservation Shipyard at @mysticseaportmuseum and one of the first steps is to correct the hull’s shape by jacking up the bow. Decades of fishing the great banks of the East Coast of the US has caused the ends of the boat to flatten out while the hull at the chain plates to be pulled up, called hogging. Listen to the latest episode as we talk to the shipyards Director Walt Ansel as he tells us of the Dunton’s history and their plans for the future. 📸: Mystic Seaport To listen Thank you to @tylerfields_photography and @eastpassageboatwrights for sponsoring this episode. To listen go to the link in our bio. #podcast #history #schooner #wood #woodenboat #woodenboats #woodenbostsarebetter #fishing #fish #halibut #haddock #connecticut #landmark #restoration #fishingschooner
  • After fishing for five decades off the coast of New England, the schooner LA Dunton was purchased by @mysticseaportmuseum in 1963. Mystic felt she was important because she was one of the few surviving fishing schooners of the era and served as an important historical representation of the fleet. Fifty one years later, the Dunton is undergoing a massive restoration that will return her to her original condition and we have the director of the Henry B. DuPont Preservation Yard, Walt Ansel as our guest to talk about her history and future. Take a listen! 📸: @mysticseaportmuseum To listen Thank you to @tylerfields_photography and @eastpassageboatwrights for sponsoring this episode. To listen go to the link in our bio. #podcast #history #schooner #wood #woodenboat #woodenboats #woodenbostsarebetter #fishing #fish #halibut #haddock #connecticut #landmark #restoration #fishingschooner
  • A new ATB is live! In this episode we talk with the director of the Henry B. DuPont Preservation Shipyard at @mysticseaportmuseum (and friend of the show) Walt Ansel about their newest restoration project, the LA Dunton. Built in 1921, this schooner fished the waters of the Grand Banks and Georges Banks for haddock and halibut. Take a listen as we talk about her history, restoration and what Mystic plans to do with her when she is completed. 📸: @mysticseaportmuseum To listen Thank you to @tylerfields_photography and @eastpassageboatwrights for sponsoring this episode. To listen go to the link in our bio. #podcast #history #schooner #wood #woodenboat #woodenboats #woodenbostsarebetter #fishing #fish #halibut #haddock #connecticut #landmark #restoration #fishingschooner
  • The ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Stockholm in the middle of the night in a fog bank off the coast of Nantucket. The Italian ship sank twelve hours after the collision and came to rest on her starboard side in 250 feel of water. Nicked named the “Everest of Wreck Diving” because of the technical skills needed to reach her, has claimed the lives of dozens of wreck divers. Our guest, Eric Takakjian, details one of his dives on the famed wreck in the latest episode of ATB, don’t miss it! Thank you to our sponsors, @tylerfields_photography and @eastpassageboatwrights for your support of this podcast. To download this episode go to the link in our bio. #podcast #wreck #wreckdiving #scuba #scubadiving #water #ocean #exploration #explore #discover #holdyourbreath #sunken #shipwreck #ship #sunkentreasure #capecod #eastcoast #history #maritimehistorian #deepsea #underwater #underwaterexploration #scubadiving #scubadivers
  • Many of the wrecks that our guest, Eric Takakjian, dives on are in water deeper than 100’ and to increase safety and time on bottom, he dives with mixed gasses and stops multiple times on the accent to help his body decompress. This means that he has to carry multiple bottles of gasses into the water, thankfully once he is in they become weightless and are no longer a weight burden. Hear all about his diving exploits in the latest ATB! 📸: Eric Takakjian Thank you to our sponsors, @tylerfields_photography and @eastpassageboatwrights for your support of this podcast. To download this episode go to the link in our bio. #podcast #wreck #wreckdiving #scuba #scubadiving #water #ocean #exploration #explore #discover #holdyourbreath #sunken #shipwreck #ship #sunkentreasure #capecod #eastcoast #history #maritimehistorian #deepsea #underwater #underwaterexploration #scubadiving #scubadivers
  • While building the Brooklyn Bridge, workers would complain of joint pain after working deep underground building the foundations of the bridge. Known as Caisson Disease or The Bends, this was the first documented cases of Decompression Sickness and is something that SCUBA divers have to worry about each time they dive. In our newest episode, we talk with wreck diver Eric Takakjian and he tells us that even though they take precautions against it, but he has “been bent” several times. Don’t miss this episode! Thank you to our sponsors, @tylerfields_photography and @eastpassageboatwrights for your support of this podcast. To download this episode go to the link in our bio. #podcast #wreck #wreckdiving #scuba #scubadiving #water #ocean #exploration #explore #discover #holdyourbreath #sunken #shipwreck #ship #sunkentreasure #capecod #eastcoast #history #maritimehistorian #deepsea #underwater #underwaterexploration #scubadiving #scubadivers
  • A new ATB is live! Wreck diving is the perfect mix of maritime history and ocean exploration and that is why we love this topic so much. In this episode we talk with wreck diver Eric Takakjian, who has been discovering and diving on some of the most notable wrecks in the world for the past 50 years! If it sank on the East Coast of the US, chances are Eric has swam through it. Take a listen! 📸: Eric Takakjian Thank you to our sponsors, @tylerfields_photography and @eastpassageboatwrights for your support of this podcast. To download this episode go to the link in our bio. #podcast #wreck #wreckdiving #scuba #scubadiving #water #ocean #exploration #explore #discover #holdyourbreath #sunken #shipwreck #ship #sunkentreasure #capecod #eastcoast #history #maritimehistorian #deepsea #underwater #underwaterexploration #scubadiving #scubadivers
  • @sarab_stone grew up sailing in Buzzards Bay but when she went to high school, the crew coach pulled her aside because she was tall. She ended up rowing in high school and college and attributes her success in sailing to the commitment, sacrifice and determination that she learned from rowing. She now joins a long list of collegiate rowers who have competed in the @americascup Thank you to our sponsors, @tylerfields_photography and @eastpassageboatwrights for your support of this podcast. To download this episode go to the link in our bio. #podcast #newport #America #americanmagic #americascup #florida #spain #barcelona #regatta #regattalife #sail #sailing #yacht #yachtlife #history #herstory #glassceiling #oppertunity #groundbreaking #newzealand #youth #womanwhosail #woman #womanwhosail #womansailing #racing #quantum #womenshistorymonth #videogames

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Where do I begin? For as long as I’ve listened I’ve always wondered what these mythical “insta-webs” are, is it a new app that I don’t know of? Hopefully someday we’ll be able to follow you two on there… I do love how there’s always an obscure movie reference, guaranteed to be a cult classic! Which brings me to my next...

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Great Episode and podcast

I loved the opportunity to hear about a local legend continuing her restoration right down the coast in CT! Can’t wait to see Coronet in the future as she sails up the Narragansett bay!

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So these guys just talk about sailing and boat stuff, that in itself is worth hours of listening, but it’s even better because not only is Carter and Tyler’s banter informative, it also is humorous! Their interviews are well structured and extract good information while keeping an ease with their guests, you can tell t...

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