Mark Baummer's guest appearances

Mark Baummer

On the Wind Sailing

The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast

Randall Reeves

Lin Pardey

Peter Trogdon

Hank Schmitt

Annie Dike

Sheryl Shard

Teresa Carey

Barry Walton

Matt Rutherford

Paul Jacobs

Tracy Edwards

Linus Wilson

Rick Nelson

Jeremy Davis

Simon Walker

OwlTail

Chesapeake Bay Pilot and Sailor Mark Baummer. Greetings! Hope you are all faring well during this Corona Virus Pandemic, all the lockdowns, and what not. If any of you have suffered from this Disease, I wish you the best that can be for the situation. I think this might be one of those situations where almost everyone will end up being affected one way or the other, know someone who gets sick, know someone that passes from it. I know we are in that boat. This episode I’m speaking with fan of the show, sailing podcast enthusiast, Chesapeake Bay Pilot and sailor Mark Baummer (up until 5 seconds ago I thought it was Baumner..with an n.. so, there’s that…). You may have heard him on a couple of episodes of “On The Wind,”  starting way back in 2015. He has been a Bay sailor most of his life, and along with his family are world travelers, having been all over, both by sea and by land, all while keeping a boat on the bay. Currently that is a Gemini Catamaran which he keeps just off the Magothy river, between Baltimore and Annapolis. Nothing to sell, no blogs, or You Tube Channels, no sail training, just a good ol’ Bay sailor, with an extensive background in the Marine Trades and merchant mariner service. We talk about the current state of the shipping in and out of the bay during the pandemic, how he got started in sailing, the career path that took him into the professional marine trades and his current role as a Chesapeake Bay Pilot. We talk about some of the boats he’s had over the years, favorite Bay destinations, how quick boats can become projects, as well as his family travels over the years, chartering in many of the most popular cruising grounds, as well as some of the land based travel they’ve done. If you see a ship coming down the channel in the Bay, there’s a one in 60 or 70 chance it is Mark, and if you are lucky, he may send you a photograph of you sailing up the bay! If you are a regular listener of “Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Sailing Podcast with Franz, you may hear a familiar voice, as your’s truly guested on the pod recently, for the second time! Find episode 212 at http://www.medsailor.com/ You can download Episode 123 of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast Here Find it on Itunes or Google Play, Or stream it below, http://traffic.libsyn.com/shootingthebreezesailing/Shooting_E0123.mp3Please leave us a comment or send us thoughts to theescapepods@gmail.com. Intro Music by yours truly and Greg Young, available via The Incoherents. The Lean Years Volume 2, on Itunes. Break music, “Wild Winds of Misfortune” by Leo Disanto of The Vinegar Creek Constituency, and “The Wild Rover” as performed by The Ogham Stones Support the Podcast on,

Chesapeake Bay Pilot and Sailor Mark Baummer. Greetings! Hope you are all faring well during this Corona Virus Pandemic, all the lockdowns, and what not. If any of you have suffered from this Disease, I wish you the best that can be for the situation. I think this might be one of those situations where almost everyone will end up being affected one way or the other, know someone who gets sick, know someone that passes from it. I know we are in that boat. This episode I’m speaking with fan of the show, sailing podcast enthusiast, Chesapeake Bay Pilot and sailor Mark Baummer (up until 5 seconds ago I thought it was Baumner..with an n.. so, there’s that…). You may have heard him on a couple of episodes of “On The Wind,”  starting way back in 2015. He has been a Bay sailor most of his life, and along with his family are world travelers, having been all over, both by sea and by land, all while keeping a boat on the bay. Currently that is a Gemini Catamaran which he keeps just off the Magothy river, between Baltimore and Annapolis. Nothing to sell, no blogs, or You Tube Channels, no sail training, just a good ol’ Bay sailor, with an extensive background in the Marine Trades and merchant mariner service. We talk about the current state of the shipping in and out of the bay during the pandemic, how he got started in sailing, the career path that took him into the professional marine trades and his current role as a Chesapeake Bay Pilot. We talk about some of the boats he’s had over the years, favorite Bay destinations, how quick boats can become projects, as well as his family travels over the years, chartering in many of the most popular cruising grounds, as well as some of the land based travel they’ve done. If you see a ship coming down the channel in the Bay, there’s a one in 60 or 70 chance it is Mark, and if you are lucky, he may send you a photograph of you sailing up the bay! If you are a regular listener of “Sailing in the Mediterranean and Beyond Sailing Podcast with Franz, you may hear a familiar voice, as your’s truly guested on the pod recently, for the second time! Find episode 212 at <a href="http://www.medsailor.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.medsailor.com/</a> You can download <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/shootingthebreezesailing/Shooting_E0123.mp3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 123 of The Shooting The Breeze Sailing Podcast Here</a> Find it on Itunes or Google Play, Or stream it below, <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/shootingthebreezesailing/Shooting_E0123.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://traffic.libsyn.com/shootingthebreezesailing/Shooting_E0123.mp3</a> Please leave us a comment or send us thoughts to <a href="mailto:theescapepods@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theescapepods@gmail.com.</a> Intro Music by yours truly and Greg Young, available via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Incoherents/198363395807" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Incoherents. The Lean Years Volume 2, on Itunes. </a>Break music, “Wild Winds of Misfortune” by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leo.disanto.3" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Leo Disanto</a> of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VinegarCreek/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Vinegar Creek Constituency</a>, and “The Wild Rover” as performed by <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/theoghamstones" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Ogham Stones</a> Support the Podcast on,

STBSP Ep. 123, Chesapeake Bay Pilot/Sailor Mark Baummer

Paul Exner

#147. is a fun one. Back in March, I had planned to do another podcast with Matt Rutherford to get an update on what he’s doing with his Ocean Research Project. As it were, Paul Exner was also in town to speak at a seminar Mia and I hosted in Annapolis. AND, ship’s pilot Mark Baummer was around, and had asked me for some advice to help him plan a passage to Bermuda on his Gemini catamaran. So, the inklings of an idea sprang to life - why not get the three of these guys together, all former podcasts guests, and have a little roundtable chat? So that’s exactly what we did. Matt invited us over to the house he’s taking care of in Eastport, and we sat around the coffee table in the living room. I got things going with Matt, and the hope was that everyone would kind of just jump in at points and start talking on their own. I was not let down. After a while, Matt, Paul &amp; Mark just kinda started needing out on each other, and MAN was it fun to see! The longer the episode goes, the less you’ll hear my voice, as I just sat back and smiled and watched! We covered an array of topics, from Matt’s latest adventures, to Mark’s new boat, thoughts on electronics and radar, why Mark as a ship captain thinks required AIS might actually be a bad thing on the Chesapeake and much much more! This is a long and meandering episode, but I think you’ll agree it’s definitely worth your time! — A quick update on Isbjorn before we get to the show. Thanks to our good friend Pam Wall, she’s safely docked on a canal in Ft. Lauderdale until our trip north which starts May 18. The Cuba passage was a highlight of my sailing and traveling career - and I promise I’ll have an entire episode dedicated to that very soon - and it was great fun to share it with our awesome crew. We have one spot left on the Annapolis-Lunenburg passage from July 1-8, so check out the details on that at 59-north.com/offshore. We also just opened another spot for the Caribbean 600 race next February, so if you want to ‘level up’ and do some serious ocean racing, check out 59-north.com/oceanracing for details on that. Alright, with that, enjoy an awesome roundtable chat with me, Matt Rutherford, Mark Baummer &amp; Paul Exner! -- This episode is sponsored by Broadreach, my former employer and one of the coolest sailing jobs I’ve ever had. Aside from being an amazing place to send your kids for an adventurer summer (listen up parents!), they’re on the lookout for skippers and mates to work the upcoming summer season out of St. Martin. Contract length varies from two to three months starting in early June through early to late August. Go to broadreachstaff.com to complete the initial job application! Broadreach - The World is Yours to Discover!

#147. is a fun one. Back in March, I had planned to do another podcast with Matt Rutherford to get an update on what he’s doing with his Ocean Research Project. As it were, Paul Exner was also in town to speak at a seminar Mia and I hosted in Annapolis. AND, ship’s pilot Mark Baummer was around, and had asked me for some advice to help him plan a passage to Bermuda on his Gemini catamaran. So, the inklings of an idea sprang to life - why not get the three of these guys together, all former podcasts guests, and have a little roundtable chat? So that’s exactly what we did. Matt invited us over to the house he’s taking care of in Eastport, and we sat around the coffee table in the living room. I got things going with Matt, and the hope was that everyone would kind of just jump in at points and start talking on their own. I was not let down. After a while, Matt, Paul &amp; Mark just kinda started needing out on each other, and MAN was it fun to see! The longer the episode goes, the less you’ll hear my voice, as I just sat back and smiled and watched! We covered an array of topics, from Matt’s latest adventures, to Mark’s new boat, thoughts on electronics and radar, why Mark as a ship captain thinks required AIS might actually be a bad thing on the Chesapeake and much much more! This is a long and meandering episode, but I think you’ll agree it’s definitely worth your time! — A quick update on Isbjorn before we get to the show. Thanks to our good friend Pam Wall, she’s safely docked on a canal in Ft. Lauderdale until our trip north which starts May 18. The Cuba passage was a highlight of my sailing and traveling career - and I promise I’ll have an entire episode dedicated to that very soon - and it was great fun to share it with our awesome crew. We have one spot left on the Annapolis-Lunenburg passage from July 1-8, so check out the details on that at <a href="http://59-north.com/offshore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">59-north.com/offshore</a>. We also just opened another spot for the Caribbean 600 race next February, so if you want to ‘level up’ and do some serious ocean racing, check out <a href="http://59-north.com/oceanracing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">59-north.com/oceanracing</a> for details on that. Alright, with that, enjoy an awesome roundtable chat with me, Matt Rutherford, Mark Baummer &amp; Paul Exner! -- This episode is sponsored by Broadreach, my former employer and one of the coolest sailing jobs I’ve ever had. Aside from being an amazing place to send your kids for an adventurer summer (listen up parents!), they’re on the lookout for skippers and mates to work the upcoming summer season out of St. Martin. Contract length varies from two to three months starting in early June through early to late August. Go to <a href="http://broadreachstaff.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">broadreachstaff.com</a> to complete the initial job application! Broadreach - The World is Yours to Discover!

Matt Rutherford, Mark Baummer & Paul Exner

#129. is Mark Baummer, a Chesapeake Bay Pilot, one of the guys who will go out and take command of commercial ships when they enter the Bay from an ocean voyage. In this episode Mark and I talk about our trip together (Mia and I did a ride-along with Mark on a 750-foot coal ship), about how he got into the merchant marine in the first place, what it is a pilot actually does, how he became a pilot and much, much more. This is a fascinating look at a professional maritime career, and a real treat to have Mark on the show. Enjoy!

#129. is Mark Baummer, a Chesapeake Bay Pilot, one of the guys who will go out and take command of commercial ships when they enter the Bay from an ocean voyage. In this episode Mark and I talk about our trip together (Mia and I did a ride-along with Mark on a 750-foot coal ship), about how he got into the merchant marine in the first place, what it is a pilot actually does, how he became a pilot and much, much more. This is a fascinating look at a professional maritime career, and a real treat to have Mark on the show. Enjoy!

Mark Baummer // Chesapeake Bay Pilot