TSR 009 Ken & Carol Gillstrom - Voyageur Sailing - Part 1

The Sailing Rode

The Sailing Rode 009 - Ken & Carol Gillstrom - Voyageur Sailing - Part 1

Show Notes In this Episode of the podcast, we feature the fist part of our interview Ken & Carol Gillstrom from Voyageur Sailing. We talk about their 14 year plan to build a boat and sail away. We cover the sailing news and our product of the week is a clip that allows you to easily secure your dock pole on deck.

Interview

Check out Ken and Carol's website for all the info on their boat and their adventure sail training. Voyageur Adventure Sail Training

Click Here to see pictures of the building of Voyageur 10.10

Articles Ken & Carol wrote about the boat build Part 1 & Part 2

Sailing News

• Scientists Develop "Thirsty" Nanopore Water Filtration Device - Easier Desalinization!
• Google, Facebook, SpaceX, OneWeb plan to beam internet everywhere
• Iridium Next Satellite Network Delays - Next generation satellite communications
• Windtraveler: The Best Cruising Advice in Six Words
• Win a Phil Rhodes Offshore 40
• Worlds Largest Private Sailing Yacht: Update: Underwater Glass Observation Pod Pictures!

Product of The Week : Clipper Clips

Clipper Clips from Beckson Marine $7.05

We use these to secure our dock pole to the lifelines with a couple zip ties. Hopefully, we have lost our last dock pole.

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