The Water Society - A Boatbuilder Who Was a Sailor in Another Life

A Boatbuilder Who Was a Sailor in Another Life

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03/15/20 • 29 min

The Water Society

Joe Filipowski shares his meandering and lucky past, during which he took his social skills, his chutzpah, and his love of history everywhere he went. At 72, he still's still learning, he says, and so he attends The WoodenBoat School every summer in Brooklin, Maine, where I caught up with him. Visit thewatersociety.com for more information about The Acadian (this episode's excellent sponsor) and to sign up for the email newsletter.

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Bonus Podcast: Tim Christensen and a Hitchhiking Falcon

Tim shares a thing or two about how one gets news from back home from so far away. He also shares a couple of fashion tips for how to look like a tough guy. He also wonders about how, since plucky animals can stow away or hitchhike, we're going to decide what to do about invasive species as (one hopes) we rally to tackle the effects of climate change.

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For pictures of Tim's artwork during the journey and video footage of the container ship on the Red Sea, visit www.thewatersociety.com and click on Extras.

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