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Sequoia Changing Latitudes
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Sequoia |
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Outbound 44 |
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Portland, Or |
| About: |
Craig & Barbara Johnston |
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We are the proud owners of S/V Sequoia, Outbound 44 hull #5, built for us in Shanghai, China in 2001. In 2003-04 we crossed the South Pacific to Australia; in 2008 we sailed to Glacier Bay and back -- those voyages and many others are described in full detail, with lots of pictures, at Sequoia's [...]
old website, www.svsequoia.com. Now, we're on our way to Mexico for the 2010-2011 season.
In our other lives, we're both musicians, on leave from Portland Columbia Symphony and Newport Symphony Orchestras, in Oregon. We recently retired from our day jobs -- Craig as an engineer, most recently from Nike (of shoe fame) -- and Barbara as an attorney with the Hillsboro, Oregon firm of Brisbee & Stockton.
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We care about the world and its people, and try to live responsible lives, mindful of ourselves, the places we travel to, and the people we meet. We miss our sons and extended family, and try to get together as much as possible. And, dear reader, we look forward to meeting you, again or for the [...]
first time!
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26 July 2011 | St. Helens/Scappoose, OR
We made it! We’re at home, contemplating the overgrown garden and the deer munching contentedly on everything, and most especially on those Oregon strawberries we’ve been longing for all year! Oh well – it’s good to be home, and everything seems to be in good order. The country is in political [...]
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20 July 2011 | In the middle of the ocean
Several people commented that my last post, about our last weeks in Hawaii, seemed to be all about provisioning. I went back and looked at it, and they're right! We did lots of fun things in Hawaii, but there's no doubt my focus was on provisioning. Now that focus proves its merit. We're in the middle [...]
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19 June 2011 | Hawaii
Today is Fathers Day, and I’m thinking about my father, his enjoyment of sailing, and how much he would have liked to be part of our journey. Sonata, the 39 foot sailboat he bought when I was in college, was a Transpac boat, built in the ‘50s to be a high-speed contender in that race. (Of course [...]
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12 June 2011 | Maui, Hawaii
When I last wrote, we were still in Hilo, waiting for the trade winds to drop sufficiently that we could comfortably make passage across the Alenuihaha Channel to Maui. As it happens, now we are at the west end of Maui, waiting for the trade winds to drop sufficiently that we can comfortably make passage [...]
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30 May 2011 | Hilo, Hawaii
Tomorrow we will have been in Hilo for three weeks. What's that you say? Could Hilo possibly be that interesting that there would be three weeks of stuff to do there? Well, yes and no. Here's some details.
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