I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good

in my passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 779. Today batten down the hatches and raise the

main soul and we're going to do a different type of episode with no fixed

itinerary as we head down east to do a main wind jammer cruise.

Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Let's go

sailing in Maine. I'd like to welcome to the show Sharon Kurtz. Sharon Kurtz is a travel writer.

You can find her work at Sharon k Kurtz.com and Sharon has come to talk to us

about a wind jammer cruise in Maine.

Sharon, welcome to the show.

Thank you so much for having me.

And when we talk about a wind jammer cruise, first of all,

what are we talking about?

Well, this is a tall ship in Maine along the coast that travels only by the winds. There is no motor at all on this cruise.

And what's your connection with the main windchamber? Well I am a travel writer and I was invited by the main wind jamber association to take this one week cruise with the Lewis R French, the oldest wind-jamer sailing vessel in America.

And I jumped at the chance.

Excellent.

And when Sharon wrote to me and talked to me about this cruise, my only hesitation was that if I had her on the show to tell you about this cruise, then they wouldn't invite me.

And it really honestly made me pause. But Sharon why do you think people should

take a wind jammer cruise? It is a vacation experience unlike any you have probably had.

You enjoy the beautiful scenery of Maine's unspoiled coastline up close

and experience the freedom and joy of sailing by wind.

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