Meet the Crew

Greg – Your 1st Mate is pretty much the genius behind this entire WOB operation. Whether this is a good or a bad thing depends on your perspective.

Greg started his radio career on the air in Cincinnati back in the 80s. (Insert WKRP TV theme here)

He's worked in rock, pop, country, talk radio formats on stations from Ohio to Florida and has pretty much done it all in the radio world.

In March of 1997 he began hosting a show called ScubaRadio while working at a sports station in Orlando Florida. This unique new talk show was literally started as an excuse to dive free on company time. However, it quickly took off and within a couple years evolved into Greg's full time job. Yes, this is one lucky SOB!

Greg launched the World of Boating radio show in 2005 and Just Plane Radio in 2011. It's a Jimmy Buffett lifestyle he's willing to share. Feel free to hate him like we all do and know he considers that a badge of success. ?

Barry The Boater resides in South Florida and oversees the unofficial WOB test boat. OK, he's just an avid listener we helped score his first boat purchase. However, he is a great guy and more than willing to share his unique insights of taking that first plunge into boat ownership.

Mike the Mariner is a life-long Florida resident and boating enthusiast.  He developed a love of all things boating from his Dad and his Grandfather who passed along their knowledge and passion for boating to him.  From his earliest days, he has enjoyed the St. John’s River, Florida’s coastal waters, the Keys, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
 
He “acquired” his first boat when he was 12 years old, an 11 foot-long skiff with a 35 year-old, 3 hp outboard on it after dragging the abandoned boat from the woods at his family’s fish camp.  Surprisingly, he got it to run and fished from it for several years.
 
He was a radio announcer in the Orlando market in the 1990s, spinning jazz and light rock records and reporting local news and weather.  Now, you can sometimes catch him broadcasting World of Boating from his boat, Silhouette either while under way or in the marina.
 

Captain Rusty is the man behind the madness at FloridaByWater.com and Jacksonville Marine. Rusty has a more laid back approach to sharing his love of boating as a member of the WOB crew.