Stomping Grounds (TV series)

Stomping Grounds is an American travel and boating show produced by Boat Trader and hosted by documentary filmmaker Ryan McVinney that originally premiered on YouTube on March 5, 2021, followed by the official television release of the first season on various streaming platforms on Apr 4, 2022 .

In the show, Ryan McVinney travels across America uncovering local boating traditions and on-the-water culture, meeting up with local boaters who share tales of cherished pastimes and legendary lore from their neck of the woods. The series embarks on boating adventures on a diverse range of waterways to capture the essence of America's varied rivers, lakes, bays and oceans.

A Tracker boat on the water in Cape Cod for Stomping Grounds episode one.

The first three episodes travel to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Florida’s Panhandle region and Wilmington, North Carolina alongside a host of celebrated boaters, including Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, Netflix’s Outer Banks creator Jonas Pate, legendary champion powerboat racer Reggie Fountain and many more.

Season One features more episodes that dive further into American boating traditions as McVinney drops anchor in towns across the Southwest, Pacific Northwest and up to the great state of Alaska.

The show was awarded a 2022 Viddy Award for outstanding video creative in the Culture and Lifestyle category for Long Form Videos.

The show is distributed by Waypoint TV and airs on SLING, Tubi, Hulu, Samsung TV Plus (Channel 1184), Vizio (Channel 258), Pluto TV (Channel 2205) and Plex (Channel 258).

The series is also now available on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, YouTube, iOS, Android.