Music to Sail By

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John S. Spooner

Music to Soothe

I have a rather wide taste in music, but I do enjoy anything that will fit in with my mood as I sail. Sometimes it is folk songs, other times classics, but if my wife is along, It usually is show tunes. Because I am out in the open with the wind blowing past my ears, I don't require a fancy stereo outfit made by Bose. A radio/cassett player from Radio Shack with a plug for cockpit speakers does just fine for me. I am easy to please.
 
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Scott Pasley

Great Big Sea

I have a suggestion for everyone that enjoys variety. While living in Canda for a couple of years I stumbled upon a group called Great Big Sea. This group has everything from traditional sea chanties to original pop. Most all of it is sea/ocean related as these guys are from newfoundland. Scott
 
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Fred Scott

Cannot hear the music because

I wish I could hear the music but my problem is that I can not hear nice music anymore. Do not understand the words and all the instruments sound terrible and I once loved music. But the music I hear today almost makes me a grumpy old man which I don't want to be. I get all the earthy noise and there is plently of it, just wipes out everything else including my dear wife Vi. Macgregor 26X " LADY Vi"
 
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Ken Hunter

Classical Rules for me but.............

I prefer classical, Beethoven, Handel, Mozart, and some old fashion Rock N Roll and the wife likes everything even that angry lesbian music, lol. Ken
 
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Tim McCarty

Well, let's see....

JB, Santana, Little Feat, the Doobies, Bob Marley, Club Trini, St. Somewhere, CSN, Andy Narell, Ray Fogg, JT, Ray Obieto, Acoustic Alchemy, Metheny, Peter Mayer, Ralph Armstrong, Christopher Cross (see Alibi), the Eagles, Sheryl Crow, the list goes on and on....
 
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Michael Bell

I have to go with Tom Monroe on this one

I wouldn’t expect to go backpacking and listen to music (mine or otherwise). Nor when I’m cross country skiing (the snowmobiles are bad enough). When sailing and finding an anchorage, if music being played is prevalent, I go elsewhere. If I’m already anchored and someone comes nearby to anchor with the music blaring, I’ll ask them to turn it down or off.
 
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Conrad Cheney

Sailing Music

I love to listen to Christopher Cross singing "Sailing." Great song for a fantistic sport/hobby.I sail a 1977 Watkins 23XL "Jolly Roger." Nice easy jazz is also nice, then sometimes orchestral is perfect. Depends on the conditions. Chris Chross is perfect for all occasions.
 
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R.W.Landau

Buenua Vista Social Club

One of my favorites is "The Buena Vista Social Club" This is a CD put together by classic Cuban musicians. The Latin or Caribbean beat is always welcome aboard. It always seems to fit.Reminding me of sailing in South Florida. r.w.landau
 
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Justin - O'day Owners' Web

RW you're always on my page ;)

Man - The Buena Vista Social Club disk is kicking. Have you discovered the others in the series? There are at least three spin offs under the Buena Vista Social Club Presents banner. All awesome cuban jazz style stuff. Worth the purchase for sure! Justin - O'day Owners' Web
 
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Steven Gautney

Buffet is "classical" . . .

We are fairly serious parrot heads . . .unfortunately I find myself listening to the wind and waves more often when sailing. We turn on the buffet when in the car or in the evenings after a sail. Some of this has to do with sailboat racing and the incredible level of concentration that is required (for me). See you'all at the April 19th Buffett concert in Nashville . . .
 
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Steve and Elaine DePaola

Buffett or Bust

We are parrotheads all the way. We fill out 10 CD changer with Buffett CDs. Bose speakers in the cockpit, painkillers in our hands and we are on our way.
 
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Drew

Sailing Music

Depends on the weather and the crew. slayer, iron maiden, van halen, slipknot, total rock (www.totoalrock.com) punk show, crosby stills nash, seventys radio...
 
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Don

Bob Marley

We Jamin No Woman No Cry (Why cry, when the wind is fresh!)
 
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MArk

The son of a son of a sailor

Marvin, Jimmy Buffett was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, about 30 miles east from where I live. He actually is the son of a son of a sailor. (see related link) More from Rolling Stone magazine: http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bio.asp?oid=852 Although I've been a Buffett fan since 'Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes' in 1977, my first Buffett concert was at the 1984 New Orleans Worlds Fair. The outdoor amphitheater stage had the Mississippi River for a backdrop. I’ve been a Parrothead ever since. Happy sails *_/), MArk
 
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Alan Ross

music

I listen to jazz when I sail -- Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, John Coltrane, wynton Marsalis, you name it. I usually bring a radio, but sometimes I take tapes. Alan Ross
 
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CJ Adams

Sailing Songs

I put together a 9 disc compilation of songs from CD's I've gotten over the years. Primarily they consist of Jimmy Buffett (you HAVE to have Bubba on board), Jim Morris & the Big Bamboo Band (he's got some GREAT sailing songs), Scott Kirby (ditto), St. Somewhere (wanna go where it's warm), Margaritaville Cafe series, Club Trini (some of Buffett's band members doing GREAT island music), and so many more. Over 10 hours of music geared to sailing or sitting on the hook in a moonlit bay. Other CD's exist on the "3/4 Time", but are for special occassions. My only upgrade to the music system was getting an MP3/CD player, and running the outside speaker wires longer to allow the outside speakers to sit dry under the dodger.
 
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Grant

Gordon Lightfoot

I don't listen to music while underway and rarely while moored as I prefer the sounds of nature. On land, it's mainly classical on the radio but my favorite for the CD player is Gordon Lightfoot, an artist who weaves nautical stories and themes through much of the songs. Lightfoot songs devoted to sailing/mariners stories include: Marie Christine Ballad of Yarmouth Castle Christian Island (Georgian Bay) Ode to Big Blue High and Dry Seven Island Suite The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald Sea of Tranquility Ghosts of Cape Horn Triangle A Passing Ship The numerous other songs (19 albums) cover highway songs, love songs and mountain songs. However, nautical terms and themes permeate many of the songs, even creeping into the titles such as "Race Among the Ruins" and "On the High Seas". Interestingly, I’ve read that Jimmy Buffet credits Gordon Lightfoot as an influence on his own singing/songwriting.
 
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James E. Meyers

Music of nature

I love to hear the wind, waves on the boat, smells, and a good watch and sounds for other boats on the water. When I boat, my idea is to get away from the stero, TV, telephone and get with the real nature. But what do I know? Jim Meyers
 
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