In 1965, my dad sailed across the Pacific Ocean on a 35-ft Piver designed trimaran. Onboard was the very first solar panel ever on a cruising boat. The boat's owner, Venkataraman Radhakrishnan, had friends at Bell Labs who were building the first communication satellites (Telstar I and Telstar II) and had access to the reject cells. There wasn't much on the bare-bones boat to power, but the panel put out enough juice to run the 3-inch, Phillips reel-to-reel tape player on board.
Heinz Baumann // From Pac Cup to Running a Charter Biz in AK - Ep. 116
Markus Pukonen // A Non-Motorized Circumnavigation of the Planet - Ep. 115
Ronnie Simpson // Preparing for the Global Solo Challenge - Ep. 114
Bernard Dunayevich // Learning to Windsurf in Piranha Infested Waters - Ep. 113
Simon & Sally Currin // From High Altitude Climbing to High Latitude Sailing - Ep. 112
Susan Cole // A Memoir of Sailing, Love, and Loss - Ep. 111
Ryan Ellison // The Ups and Downs of Cruising for 5 Years - Ep. 110
Chris & Marissa Neely // Throwing Off the Dock Lines - Ep. 109
Laura & Fede // Sailing Antarctica For a Living - Ep. 108
Andy Cross // Raising two Boys While Cruising the Pacific - Ep. 107
Cal Currier // Alone Across the Atlantic at 16 - Ep. 106
Cyril Derreumaux #2 // A Successful Kayak from CA to HI - Ep. 105
Justin Jenkins // Transformation & Growth - Ep. 104
Ryan Finn: Success // Around Cape Horn in a Proa Sailboat - Ep. 103
James Frederick // Across the Pacific Without a Rudder - Ep. 102
Heather Richard // Winging it to Baja - Ep. 101
Barry & Samantha Spanier // Rosie G Comes To Life - Ep. 100
McKayla Bower // Trans Around The World - Ep. 99
Brady & Blue // Buying a Boat w Bitcoin & Surviving a Tsunami - Ep. 98
Mark Hensley // From Sailing Sunfish to Commanding Tankers - Ep. 97
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