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Yacht Rockin' Radio  ·  WYRR-DB  ·  A Live Broadcast Opportunity

Yacht Rockin'
the Riverfront

A tropical vacation for your ears!
On the water or on dry land — if the vibe is right, we go live.
Build something people come back to every summer.

☍  Book a Broadcast Why This Works
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The Concept

This Is Not a One-Off. 
This Is Legacy in the making.

“The bar that had Yacht Rockin’ Radio last summer…” is a sentence you’ll hear every July for seasons to come.

We’ve been broadcasting on the road and on the water for years — from marinas to music festivals, boat shows to backyard docks. The season is young, and we’re seeking new founders and old friends to sail the smooth waters with us. The venues that come aboard aren’t sponsors. They’re crew. And downstream, when “Yacht Rockin’ the Riverfront” is a fixture of the summer waterfront calendar, they’ll have been there first.

Sea Delight at sunset
Studio Sea — Detroit

Detroit River  ·  Home Waters

We Know Smooth and
we make it Rock!

Studio Sea on the Detroit River with fireworks
Studio Sea · Detroit River
Sea Delight stern at golden hour
Sea Delight
Detroit Renaissance Center from the river
Detroit from the River
On the Air from Studio Sea
On the Air
Freighter on the Detroit River
Detroit River Traffic
Sea Delight at the dock
Sea Delight
Yacht Life
Yacht Life
2019Broadcasting Since
24/7live Stream
3Countries of listeners — US, CA, UK
4Cool 2 miss!
The Studio Sea broadcast setup
Studio Sea — Option

Why Book a Broadcast

The Night Your
Regulars Never Forget

  • 01
    You become the destinationA live radio broadcast turns your venue from a place people go to a place they tell people about. That’s the difference between a busy night and a story.
  • 02
    International radio reach — at no additional costYour venue gets named on a live broadcast heard across the US, Canada, and the UK. No local radio station offers that reach.
  • 03
    The audience already existsYRR listeners are yacht rock enthusiasts who spend money on exactly the kind of experience you offer. Cold drink, water view, great music. That’s your customer.
  • 04
    We handle the broadcast. You handle the business.Studio Sea arrives with full equipment. Capt. Hugh runs the show. Your staff runs your venue. Just be a great host — you’re already good at that.
  • 05
    Annual franchise — not a one-time eventFirst-year venues have the inside track on every future season. This is the ground floor of something that grows every summer.

What’s Included

Everything a Live Broadcast
Should Be…

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Studio Sea On-Site where available
Our 42-foot floating broadcast studio, docked at your venue. The boat is the broadcast. It’s also a hell of a photo op.
🎙
Live Mic Coverage
Capt. Hugh goes live throughout the day — your venue, your crowd, your vibe on the air to an international audience.
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International Reach
Listeners in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom hear your name. No local radio station can say that.
📱
App Load Screen
Your venue featured on the YRR app load screen in the weeks before your broadcast date. Seen by every listener who opens the app.
🔋
On-Air Promotion
Your venue promoted on-air in YRR programming leading up to event day. Name recognition before your guests even arrive.
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Annual Priority
First-year venues earn first right of refusal every season after. You’re not renting a night — you’re claiming a tradition.

Broadcast Options

Choose Your Partnership

Two ways to bring Yacht Rockin' the Riverfront to your venue. Both include full broadcast rights and on-air promotion. The difference is Studio Sea.

Flagship Partnership
Studio Sea Dockside
The full experience. On the water, at your venue.
  • ✦Studio Sea docked at your venue — 42-ft vessel, 50-amp shore power required
  • ✦Full live broadcast coverage — arrival day through departure day for longer events
  • ✦Live mic breaks throughout — your venue on international radio
  • ✦YRR app load screen — 4 weeks prior to event date
  • ✦On-air promotion in YRR programming leading up to event
  • ✦Official designation: Yacht Rockin' the Riverfront — Live from [Your Venue]
  • ✦Annual first right of refusal for future seasons
  • ✦Social cross-promotion to YRR audience
Inquire About Flagship

Slip with 50-amp shore power required. Contact us for full vessel specs.

Broadcast Partnership
Live Remote
Your venue on the air. No slip required.
  • ✦Live remote broadcast from your venue — Capt. Hugh & The Contessa on-site with full equipment
  • ✦Live mic coverage throughout the event
  • ✦YRR app load screen — 2–4 weeks prior to event date
  • ✦On-air promotion in YRR programming leading up to event
  • ✦Official designation: Yacht Rockin' the Riverfront — Live from [Your Venue]
  • ✦Annual first right of refusal for future seasons
  • ✦Social cross-promotion to YRR audience
Inquire About Remote

No vessel slip required. Ideal for rooftop bars, lakefront restaurants, marina venues.

The Broadcast Team

The Crew Behind the Mic

Capt. Hugh at the mixing board
Founder & Morning Host
Capt. Hugh Holesome
Detroit morning radio knows him as Mr. Holesome — former co-host of Jay & The Morning Revolution on 93.1 WDRQ. Twenty years in Hollywood film & TV sound. Built Yacht Rockin’ Radio from the “hull” up in 2019. He knows this music and this audience like nobody else.
Sunday Co-Host & First Mate
The Contessa
She’s already on the air — the Sunday YCB sweepers say “…with Capt. Hugh & The Contessa!” When The Contessa joins Capt. Hugh on the Sunday deck, the Yacht Club Brunch becomes exactly what it sounds like: two people who love the music, the lifestyle, and each other — music is a universal language.
Live Artist Interviews
Tom & John Nixon
Hosts of the Yacht Rock Podcast “Out of the Main”. The Nixon Brothers bring deep genre expertise and a devoted following — and are the creative forces behind the music of Page99 and August Red!
On-Air Crew
Ensign Williams & Bob Zak
Ensign Williams holds down YRR weekday afternoons. Bob Zak commands the Saturday broadcast. Together they keep the music moving and the vibe right when Capt. Hugh steps off the bridge.

Sea Delight

Studio Sea  ·  Detroit, MI  ·  Broadcasting Since 2019

No Slip Required

Have Microphone,
Will Travel.

Studio Sea isn’t the only way to get on the air. If you’ve got a deck, we’ll make it a dock party.

Yacht Rockin’ Radio goes where the good times are. Boat shows, marina parties, waterfront festivals, rooftop bars, lakeside restaurants — anywhere people gather near water (or wish they did) is a candidate for a live YRR broadcast. Land lubbers always welcome, don’t be a dinghy.

Capt. Hugh arrives with full broadcast equipment, a mic stand, and enough smooth to fill your whole afternoon. No boat needed. No slip needed. Just a crowd, a vibe, and a willingness to have a Smooth Sailing event.

Gordie Howe International Bridge
Detroit River — New Horizons

“I’ll be right back, I gotta go drop anchor”
“Everyone is here to have fun, Don’t be a deck-head.”
“Do you think the kids are alright?”

— Things overheard at Yacht Rockin’ the Riverfront

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Boat Shows
The audience is already there. They’re already your people. Put the event in Full Throttle.
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Marina Parties
Dock parties, slip holder events, commodore nights — we know this crowd. We are this crowd.
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Rooftop Bars
You’ve got the view. We’ve got the soundtrack. Add a live broadcast and you’ve got a Brunch worth talking about.
Endless Summer Network

A Tropical Vacation
for Your Ears and Heart

Smooth. Warm. Endless Summer. That’s the only format we know.

Listen Live Now  —  YachtRockinRadio.com

Get On the Air

Book Yacht Rockin' the Riverfront

Tell us about your venue. We’ll be in touch within 48 hours to discuss availability, logistics, and how to make this the best broadcast your waterfront has ever seen.

We respond within 48 hours. Availability is limited — first come, first anchored.