TSR 018 Buying a New Catamaran with Out Chasing Stars - Part 1
Release Date: 03/23/2016
TSR036 Hands Across the Sea
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In this episode, we interview Harriett and TL Linskey who run a non-profit that brings books to schools and students in the Caribbean. They cruise through the islands yearly on their 46 ft. catamaran and during the interview Harriett shares stories from their cruising history that goes back to the 1980's when they cruised their self-built Bristol Channel Cutter from Mexico to Japan. We also have a great discussion about their move from monohulls to a catamaran. Intro Chat We have had a busy summer with sailing cruising trips to Dunnedin and Tarpon Springs, the Adult Summer...
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TSR035 Salt & Tar
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In this episode, we interview Ruth and Garrett from the Salt and Tar YouTube channel where they have spent the last three years building a traditional 35 foot gaff rigged ketch. Brandy is growing her fitness and nutrition business. We are working on a new website but if you are interested in a great program for eating better and staying in shape contact her at [email protected] or [email protected] Just saw an article that says only 23% of the people in the United States get the recommended amount of exercise to stay healthy. It's the end of June and if you said this was...
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TSR034 The Cruising Cartoonist - Sarah Steenland
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In this episode, we interview Sarah Steenland, The Cruising Cartoonist and her kids as they cruise Southeast Asia. We have some more sailing / cruising news and our featured product will help make sure you never have to worry about expired signal flares. Intro Chat We have we been? Last show was after hurricane Irma last September. As much as we wanted to get some shows out, we have been too busy with other activities. We have done a couple boat trips, Cocoa beach area, St. Johns river trip over new years weekend. Gasparilla pirate weekend in Indian Rocks Beach. ...
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TSR033 Hurricane Irma
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In this episode we talk about our experience during hurricane Irma. The remnants of the eye went right over our house around 2:30am on 9/11/17. The British Virgin Islands were hit hard by the hurricane and they need your help. We donated to a started by Scott and Brittney Meyers from the blog. Every dollar raised goes to help the local community. Please give something, even small amounts help. https://www.youcaring.com/bviimmediaterelief-943806 along with their friends and co-business partners P, lost their boat homes and the catamarans the owned...
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TSR032 Cruising the Middle Florida Keys
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In this episode, we cover our week long trip sailing the middle Florida Keys from Marathon to the Content Keys. We have some more sailing / cruising news and our featured product will help you deal with smells from the head. Intro Chat We had such great plans to get some more shows out this summer, but work and other responsibilities continue to eat up our time. Steve has been dealing with lots of rental property challenges, good for future cruising kitty, but these hands on investments take a lot of time. Hopefully, we will be good for a while after September 1st and we can go...
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TSR031 We Are Back!! After our extended Honeymoon
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In this episode, we get back on the air and talk about our extended honeymoon over the last five months. We have some more adventure sailing news and our featured product is a new marine sealant that will save you money. Intro Chat We are back after getting married and buying a new house. Life is starting to settle back down so we will be more consistent with the podcast and videos. Many people would think that buying a house is the antithesis of the cruiser lifestyle, but it is good to have a home base. Love our new home, great to have the boat on the property to work on upgrades...
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TSR030 United States Sailboat Show at Annapolis
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In this episode, we feature our trip to the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, MD. We have some more adventure sailing news and our products of the week will help you keep your boat fresh and mold free. Intro Chat We are back after an extended break from doing the podcast. We have been very busy with work, travel and a couple big life events. After we got back from the Annapolis show, we decided to fit in a week long sailing trip in the Florida Keys before year end. We had a blast and we will feature that trip on a future show. I was able to fix our broken throttle...
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TSR029 Part 2 - The Radonic Family Trailer Sailing to Offshore Cruising
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In this episode, we feature part two of our interview with the Radonic Family and discuss their move from trailer sailing to offshore cruising. We have some more unusual sailing news and our products of the week will provide comfortable seating on and off the boat. Intro Chat We experienced some engine trouble on our Labor Day weekend trip to the in Palm Coast, Florida. Our throttle cable broke, but we were able to remove the outboard cover and manually work the throttle to get us five miles to our destination and back. We are attending the . Let us know if you are...
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TSR028 Trailer Sailer Cruising with The Radonic Family
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In this episode, we feature part one of our interview with the Radonic Family about their extensive trailer sailer cruising. We have some more unusual sailing news and our product of the week will help you battle bugs. Intro Chat We have been on shore the last few weekends, but had some fun meeting up with our local listeners and newly ASA101 certified sailors Colby and Stacey for Colbys birthday. We also celebrated Brandy's 20th High School Reunion. Our next trip is over the Labor Day weekend to the in Palm Coast, Florida. We are attending the . Let us know if you are...
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TSR027 Part 2 - followtheboat - Oyster 435 Refit & Cruising Thailand
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In this episode, we feature part two of our interview with Jamie Furlong and Liz Cleere from the followtheboat YouTube sailing channel about the extensive refit of their Oyster 435 sailboat in Thailand. Intro Chat We had a great time hanging out in Nashville and listening to great music on Broadway every night. We even had time to check out and some of the local sailboats at the . We also enjoyed a great lunch at right above the marina offices, that is some tasty BBQ. We have been watching the , but it is disappointing that NBC did not have broadcasting on many of the...
info_outlineIn this episode, we feature part one of our interview with Amy and David Alton from the Out Chasing Stars blog about their decision to go cruising and the purchase of a new Foutaine Pajot Helia 44 Catamaran.
Intro News
- We released new YouTube videos! Miami Strictly Sail Show Part 2, Hunter 50 Boat Tour, Mantus Anchors Product Overview
- Check out some of Mantus other products: Dinghy Anchor, Universal Deck Key, LED Light
- Show Notes on Iphone - reminder that you can easily access all of the links in the show notes by hitting the three dots next to the show name in the iphone podcast application, then pick Full Show Description. This allows you to look at non-audio links while listening to the show!
- Florida Anchoring Ban - Keep up with all the news on the Florida anchoring ban legislation at the Seven Seas Cruising Association. Beware, this could create a precedent that could spread to other cruising areas.
- Cruising Outpost Magazine is providing a one year subscription for us to give away to one of out listeners. To enter, just subscribe to one or all of our social media sites, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We will pick a subscriber on April 8th.
- Meet up with us the weekend of April 1st (Brandy's Bday weekend!) at Captain Hirams in Sebastian, FL (map)
- We will also be at the Tortuga Music Festival April 15-17 at Ft. Lauderdale Beach. We will also be meeting with friends at the Bahia Mar Marina across the street from the festival
Interview - Part 1 with Out Chasing Stars
- Their boat, Starry Horizons, a Fountaine Pajot Helia 44
- Cool video of their boat being trucked from the factory in France to the coast
Sailing News
- SailX Virtual Sailing World Championship
- Hell on the High Seas reality TV show for charity
- Hugo Boss kite surfing stunt of the top of the mast of a IMOCA 60, also has links at bottom of article to keel walk and mast walk stunts
- Man swims seven hours to safety after being knocked off sailboat
Product of the Week
Cape Hatteras Chafe Guards - approx. $17 on Amazon
We use these to keep our anchor rode from chafing, they work great!
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