Mark Baummer // Chesapeake Bay Pilot
On the Wind Sailing
Andy Schell
4.8 • 593 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2015
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
#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!
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| 0:00.0 | Nobody ever expects the ship to disappear from underneath them. |
| 0:05.0 | I mean, we've all been, you know, I'm not unique. |
| 0:08.0 | Everyone in my position has been out to sea, you know. |
| 0:11.0 | They've all been through storms, we've all seen bad weather. |
| 0:14.0 | And I can't think of any time, even on really old ships and really bad weather, |
| 0:18.0 | where I was like, well, she might not make it through the night. You know, it just doesn't even enter your mind. You're on this, a ship that's designed to handle |
| 0:25.3 | conditions like that. Hey, welcome to 59 degrees north, a podcast about sailing with your host, |
| 0:32.8 | Andy Shell. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:40.6 | Greetings and welcome back to 59 degrees north. |
| 0:44.8 | I'm your host, Andy Schell, and this is episode number 129. |
| 0:51.8 | This week's episode is sponsored by Chesapeake Sailmakers in Annapolis, Maryland. |
| 0:55.4 | Chuck O'Malley and his team have been my sailmakers since I first moved to the Annapolis area |
| 0:57.6 | almost 10 years ago. |
| 0:59.6 | They built the sails for Arcturus before our Atlantic crossing, |
| 1:03.4 | built Sojourner's main sail before my dad's Caribbean trip |
| 1:06.6 | two years ago, and have done all the maintenance for us |
| 1:09.7 | on East Bjorn's new sales. |
| 1:12.5 | Chesapeake Sailmakers are also going to be building East Bjorn's new sales prior to our |
| 1:16.7 | next transatlantic next summer. Your sailmaker relationship is an important decision, |
| 1:22.9 | dealing directly with a professional who has the experience and wisdom to listen, |
| 1:29.1 | the products and the design tools, |
| 1:30.9 | the commitment to service, |
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