
TSR036 Hands Across the Sea
09/25/18 • 86 min
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 Games event on Lake Toho, Cocoa Beach and Labor Day weekend at Ponce inlet / Disappearing Island, met some young sailor buying boats for very low cost and living on the water. And couple with 38ft meadowlark w/ lee boards, 8 1/2ft beam and draft 1 1⁄2 ft. designed by Herreshoff.
- It is that time of year when the northerners have to pull and winterize the boats. Bummer. We are finally getting some boat projects done – waxed our blue hull, using a new ceramic coating – Hydro Silex It was really easy to apply and we will see how it performs to keep the oxidation from coming back. We also replaced our fuel filter that was leaking. Replacing the fuel lines and tank pickups is next.
- My canoe build is almost done, but the final steps seem hardest to keep moving. Just need to install the seats, paint and varnish. It is a Michael Storer Quick Canoe.
- We have a trip planned to visit Salt Lake City, Utah in Mid-October and drive up to Jackson Hole Wyoming, maybe Yellowstone national park in Montana, then back down to Park City, Utah. Let us know if any listeners live in that area and want to meet.
Interview
Please join us in supporting a great cause to help the students get great books in the beautiful Caribbean Islands.
http://www.handsacrossthesea.net/
The ASA / Hands Across the Sea Sweepstakes - win a one-week, four-person bareboat charter in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Tobago Cays courtesy of ASA Affiliate Horizon Yacht Charters. Or you could win a luxurious seven-night stay for four (two rooms) at The Verandah Resort & Spa in Antigua or at the St. James’s Club, Morgan Bay, St. Lucia, courtesy of Elite Island Resorts.
Here are the bios for Harriett and TL Linskey:
Harriet Linskey
Executive Director • Hands Co-Founder
Harriet's responsibilities include developing relationships in the Eastern Caribbean, fundraising, overseeing the CLASS program, setting up the logistics infrastructure, managing finances and working with donors, recipients, volunteers and board members. She is a trained secondary education teacher with five years of experience teaching English, Journalism, and Art History in New Zealand and Japan. At a rural secondary school in New Zealand, Harriet led the refurbishment of a dismal library and saw firsthand how the addition of new and relevant books can inspire all levels of readers. Before co-founding Hands Across the Sea, Harriet was for 18 years a marketing and sales executive. Harriet has a B. A. from Yale and a Diploma of Teaching from the Auckland College of Education, New Zealand.
Tom "T.L." Linskey
Marketing Director • Hands Co-Founder
Tom Linskey uses his 30 years of writing, editing, and photography experience to design and update the Hands website and create print and video materials for Hands. Back in 1986 T.L. built his own sailboat and sailed it, with Harriet, from California to Mexico, the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. T.L. also raced sailboats; he was a three-time world champion crewman in the Olympic 470 class and a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Yachting team.
Sailing & Cruising News
- to be updated
Product of the Week
We use this gel pad at the helm as a comfortable seat when we are cruising for hours at a time. It helps improve the comfort or any cushion and the gel does not soak up water.
Sojoy iGelComfort Gel Seat Cushion
Amazon Store
Please use our Amazon Affiliate links below for anything you buy on Amazon or look at over 90 items we have in our TSR Recommended Gear section on the website. We use all the items on our boat and include notes of why we like them. We also added over 40 sailing and cruising books we recommend. You pay the same low Amazon price and we get a small commission.
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 Games event on Lake Toho, Cocoa Beach and Labor Day weekend at Ponce inlet / Disappearing Island, met some young sailor buying boats for very low cost and living on the water. And couple with 38ft meadowlark w/ lee boards, 8 1/2ft beam and draft 1 1⁄2 ft. designed by Herreshoff.
- It is that time of year when the northerners have to pull and winterize the boats. Bummer. We are finally getting some boat projects done – waxed our blue hull, using a new ceramic coating – Hydro Silex It was really easy to apply and we will see how it performs to keep the oxidation from coming back. We also replaced our fuel filter that was leaking. Replacing the fuel lines and tank pickups is next.
- My canoe build is almost done, but the final steps seem hardest to keep moving. Just need to install the seats, paint and varnish. It is a Michael Storer Quick Canoe.
- We have a trip planned to visit Salt Lake City, Utah in Mid-October and drive up to Jackson Hole Wyoming, maybe Yellowstone national park in Montana, then back down to Park City, Utah. Let us know if any listeners live in that area and want to meet.
Interview
Please join us in supporting a great cause to help the students get great books in the beautiful Caribbean Islands.
http://www.handsacrossthesea.net/
The ASA / Hands Across the Sea Sweepstakes - win a one-week, four-person bareboat charter in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Tobago Cays courtesy of ASA Affiliate Horizon Yacht Charters. Or you could win a luxurious seven-night stay for four (two rooms) at The Verandah Resort & Spa in Antigua or at the St. James’s Club, Morgan Bay, St. Lucia, courtesy of Elite Island Resorts.
Here are the bios for Harriett and TL Linskey:
Harriet Linskey
Executive Director • Hands Co-Founder
Harriet's responsibilities include developing relationships in the Eastern Caribbean, fundraising, overseeing the CLASS program, setting up the logistics infrastructure, managing finances and working with donors, recipients, volunteers and board members. She is a trained secondary education teacher with five years of experience teaching English, Journalism, and Art History in New Zealand and Japan. At a rural secondary school in New Zealand, Harriet led the refurbishment of a dismal library and saw firsthand how the addition of new and relevant books can inspire all levels of readers. Before co-founding Hands Across the Sea, Harriet was for 18 years a marketing and sales executive. Harriet has a B. A. from Yale and a Diploma of Teaching from the Auckland College of Education, New Zealand.
Tom "T.L." Linskey
Marketing Director • Hands Co-Founder
Tom Linskey uses his 30 years of writing, editing, and photography experience to design and update the Hands website and create print and video materials for Hands. Back in 1986 T.L. built his own sailboat and sailed it, with Harriet, from California to Mexico, the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. T.L. also raced sailboats; he was a three-time world champion crewman in the Olympic 470 class and a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Yachting team.
Sailing & Cruising News
- to be updated
Product of the Week
We use this gel pad at the helm as a comfortable seat when we are cruising for hours at a time. It helps improve the comfort or any cushion and the gel does not soak up water.
Sojoy iGelComfort Gel Seat Cushion
Amazon Store
Please use our Amazon Affiliate links below for anything you buy on Amazon or look at over 90 items we have in our TSR Recommended Gear section on the website. We use all the items on our boat and include notes of why we like them. We also added over 40 sailing and cruising books we recommend. You pay the same low Amazon price and we get a small commission.
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TSR035 Salt & Tar
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 the year you were going to get in shape and you have not got that habit started yet , then get started this week.
Interview
I have been watching Ruth and Garrett from the Salt & Tar YouTube channel for about the last six months. They are on the third year of building their own 35' traditional wood gaff rigged ketch. This will be their sixth boat and the are still in their 20's. We talk about how they have been able to buy fixer upper boats, do the work, and sell them for a profit to build up to their current boat.
You can see the design a Button #2 by George Buehler here.
Here are the links to:
The Salt and Tar YouTube channel
Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding for the 21st CenturySailing & Cruising News
- to be updated
Product of the Week
We recently upgraded the queen size foam mattress on our boat and it is awesome. The mattress was recommended by some friends who bought it on Amazon for the boat and it is super comfy. We have had several trips with the new mattress and we get a great nights sleep.
Best Mattress 6" Memory Foam Mattress
Amazon Prime Video of the Week
Great free sailing movies if you are an Amazon Prime Member
We talked about the 1968 Golden Globe Race, the first solo non-stop around the world sailing race, in the sailing news. Deep Water is a documentary of that race and it is a great story.
Link to Deep Water on Amazon Video
Amazon Store
Please use our Amazon Affiliate links below for anything you buy on Amazon or look at over 90 items we have in our TSR Recommended Gear section on the website. We use all the items on our boat and include notes of why we like them. We also added over 40 sailing and cruising books we recommend. You pay the same low Amazon price and we get a small commission.
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