| Our 2004 search for crew began with a message sent out to everyone who was subscribed for our regular email updates. We received responses from people we knew and people we didn't know. What was uniformly true was that these people were willing to take a chance, and fly 7000 miles or more, to help us with a passage to a new destination. |
| Joe Carr, of Victoria, B.C., Canada, learned about our trip and our
webpage from his cousin, Cheryl Carruthers, and he's been following our
travels almost from the beginning. (We had met Cheryl on a very rainy
afternoon in Ucluelet, B.C., on our 2001 circumnavigation of Vancouver
Island.) Joe has never sailed before, but he's an adventurous soul and
proved to be a quick learner and valuable crew member. You can
learn all about Joe at his webpage.
Joe's profession is managing web services for several B.C. governmental
departments, so not surprisingly, his webpage is interesting and a pleasure
to browse. Also check out
www.joetourist.ca where Joe has included photos and commentary about his
time with us. Joe joined us in Auckland for the trip north to Fiji. |
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Gail Johnston, Craig's cousin from Ventura, California, had the chance to join us in 2003, but passed it up. She quickly realized her mistake, and signed up for a few weeks in 2004. Gail has never sailed before, but she seems willing to try nearly anything, and has experienced all sorts of sailing conditions and near-disasters with us. A pleasure to have along, she joined us for the trip from Suva to Musket Cove, in Fiji. |
| Slate Wilson, a trauma surgeon from Salem, Oregon, joined us for the passage from New Caledonia to Brisbane. Slate has extensive sailing experience, primarily from chartering boats from the Moorings fleet, all around the world. We've known Slate for a number of years in the music world (as a composer, patron of the arts, and Columbia Symphony board member), but this is our first sailing experience together. Slate brings a unique and cheerful perspective to our trip, not to mention considerable experience with tropical sailing conditions. I am happy to report that Slate is an "exquisite dishwasher" (his words) and quick student of nautical knots. |  |
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Sid Blachford has been a friend of ours for 30 or more years. He and his wife Julie spend every winter aboard their catamaran, Classicat, in the Carribean. Sid joined us for the last passage of our 2004 journey, from Port Townsend, Washington to Astoria, Oregon. He's always cheerful about chilly Northwest sailing, although we know he prefers tropical climates. |
| 2003 crew |