Ep. 433: 15,000 Miles in a Homemade 12 Foot Boat Revisited - Stephen Ladd
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2018
⏱️ 66 minutes
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One day Steve Ladd decided he would build a 250 lb, 12-foot row/sailboat called 'Squeak' to travel 15,000 miles down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers as well as rivers and open water in South America over the course of three years. This is his story and this is what true adventure is all about! Enjoy!
Blog: https://sites.google.com/site/threeyearsina12footboat/
Book: 3 years in a 12 Foot Boat
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| 1:32.5 | Hi, friends. |
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