{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Exploring Alaska with Allison and James","description":"Allison and James bought a Catalina 30 just a few years ago, taught themselves how to sail, and took off to explore Alaska.&amp;nbsp; We talk about meeting and deciding to make plans to buy a boat, learn to sail, and explore Alaska by boat; their boat, a 1979 Catalina 30, Uintah; going from an airstream to a sailboat, setting sailing goals, learning by the school of hard knocks, wheel vs tiller, towing the sailboat by rowing a dinghy, sinking and on fire, Desolation Sound, making the call to go on the first adventure, solar and batteries, lifting the anchor without a windlass, sheet-to-tiller steering, hand steering, foulweather gear, sailing around glacial ice, anchoring in deep water and stern-tying, challenging anchorages, orcas, bears, an encounter with a grizzly bear, their dream boat, and more. Support the show through Patreon Links and Photos are at https:\/\/www.paultrammell.com\/offshoresailingandcruising Shop dinghy lights at https:\/\/showmeyourdinghy.com\/ Sail with Sailing Resolution Shop or list sailboats at SailboatsforSale.com ","author_name":"Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell","author_url":"https:\/\/www.paultrammell.com\/oscpodcastshownotes","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42286275\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/204681140"}