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The NanoCruising Theme Song



NanoCruising has always been a bit informal, a bit experimental, and very much driven by curiosity. So it felt only fitting that the podcast finally got a theme song — one that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

With episode 50, I’ve started using a NanoCruising theme song with playful lyrics that celebrate small boats, simple adventures, and the spirit of doing more with less. It was created as a bit of an experiment, using modern tools in the same exploratory spirit that drives dinghy cruising itself.

This post exists mostly for posterity — a place to keep the song and its lyrics, and to mark this small moment in the life of the podcast.

🎶 The Song

🎧 NanoCruising Theme Song 

✍️ Lyrics

Verse 1

No winches humming, no engine roar

Just a little boat and an open shore

Canvas snapping, the kettle’s on

World feels big when the boat feels small

Pre-Chorus

We don’t need much, just wind and tide

A chart, a compass, and time to ride

Chorus

NanoCruising — small boats, big seas

Launch at dawn, go where you please

Trailer down, mast goes up

Freedom fits in a coffee cup

NanoCruising — cast off the rules

Adventure lives in the smallest hulls

Verse 2

Beach for a harbor, stars for a roof

Salt on the deck and stories for proof

From quiet creeks to a weathered bay

If it floats, we’re on our way

Pre-Chorus

No marina lights, no golden gate

Just the pull of wind and the call to wait

Chorus

NanoCruising — small boats, big seas

Oars and sails and blistered knees

Simple gear, honest miles

Every knot earned, every smile

NanoCruising — no place to hide

Just you, the boat, and the turning tide

Bridge

Keel or dagger, lug or gaff

Plans go wrong and we laugh

If you can tow it, if you can row

There’s a long way left to go

Final Chorus

NanoCruising — small boats, big seas

Real adventure, no guarantees

If you’ve dreamed it, if you dare

There’s a ramp somewhere out there

NanoCruising — come along

Pull the trailer, sing the song

Outro 

Small boat.

Big water.

NanoCruising.


Like the podcast, the song isn’t meant to be polished or grand. It’s meant to be fun. A nod to tinkering, small boats, curious routes, and the joy of heading out under sail — even if the boat is tiny and the plan is loose.

If nothing else, I hope it makes you smile when it comes on.

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