The Summer Sailing and the Winter Skiing: Meeting up with Ben | #40 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 2
Before pushing off from Newport to sail to Boston, we met up with our friend Ben Stookey. Ben lives aboard a Nonsuch 26 sailboat named ‘Swallow.’ He is currently cruising the US east coast and Nova Scotia, and earning a living from computer programming aboard his boat using a wifi connection.
Also see Ben’s 6 part interview, boat tour and music performance series at:
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See the whole North Atlantic Adventure series with the links below!
Season 1: North Carolina to New York City
Season 2: New York City to Boston
Season 3: USA to Newfoundland, Canada
Season 4: Newfoundland, Canada to Greenland
Season 5: Greenland
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Can’t get enough interviews and boat tours? Check out the link below for a complete list!
https://www.youtube.com/user/drakeParagon/playlists?shelf_id=30&view=50&sort=dd
SPECIAL THANKS
Arthur J. Montana
Carl, Sharon, & Joshua Stephenson
James Bruno
Jonarde Raab
Jonathanoasis
Joshua O. Jones
Laurie Knowlton & Phil Roberts
Peter Manktelow
Rick Slaugh
Stuart L & Calista Q
Terry Rose
Terry Scott
MUSIC
Hoedown by Jason Shaw (CC-BY 3.0)
Battle of Wits by Jewelbeat
Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks (CC-BY 3.0)
Filmed on location in Newport, Rhode Island
© 2015 Drake Roberts
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