# Exploring Alaska with Allison and James

An episode of [Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1521702830), 3 Aug 2026, 1 h 16 min.

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Allison and James bought a Catalina 30 just a few years ago, taught themselves how to sail, and took off to explore Alaska. 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

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