TSR023 Fathers Day Special with Mike Payment

In this episode, we celebrate fathers day with the man who taught Steve to sail.  His father, Mike Payment.

Intro News

• We are back from vacation!  We had a great cruise on the worlds largest cruise ship, The Oasis of the Seas.   It definitely fueled our cruising dreams as we toured great the great ports of Nassau, St. Thomas, and St. Marteen.   St. Marteen was our favorite and we look forward to spending more time there when we start cruising on our our boat.
• We spent Memorial Day weekend cruising our boat around the Ponce Inlet / Daytona Beach area.  We launched the boat and parked the trailer at the Swoop Boat ramp near New Smyrna Beach Airport.   We mostly anchored at Disappearing Island, but we did spend one night at Loggerhead Marina in Daytona Beach  the marina has nice facilities including a pool and is attached to the great waterfront restaurant, Caribbean Jacks.
• We also spent a weekend at The Adult Summer Games, a crazy fun event created by a good friend of ours.   Here is a video from a previous event.
• We had a great weekend at the Chicago Americas Cup qualifying event.  The boats are impressive to see in person and their performance is amazing.  Here are the highlights.
• If you enjoy the podcast, you can show us some support with a donation to the TSR Tip Jar here.
• Make sure to like The Sailing Rode Facebook page to keep up with our latest cruising plans, if you live in Florida we may be cruising in your area.
• We plan to be in the Fort Pierce and Stuart area over the 4th of July Weekend,  let us know if you plan to be boating in the area.

The Interview - Fathers Day with Mike Payment

• We spend fathers day talking with Steve's dad about his sailing background and Steve's childhood sailing in Michigan.
• We sailed out of North Cape Yacht Club on Lake Erie in Southern Michigan
• Our boat was a 1972 Bristol 22
• We often took summer cruises to the islands in Lake Erie, like Put in Bay and over to Sandusky Ohio to stay in the marina at the Cedar Point Amusement Park
• Mike now sails a C&C 27 out of Oceanside, CA

 

Sailing News

• How many times a week should you shower?
• Explorer Hempleman-Adams to circumnavigate North Pole
• A great Cruising World interview with climate expert Dr. Philip Rasch on the climate change impact for cruising sailors
• Simon Parker races Clipper Round the World Race across the US on Bike
• Man sailing around the world with Hen as companion

Product of the Week

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