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worldfoto
Joined: 12 Jan 2010
Posts: 8
City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Sick
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 Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 5:48 pm Post subject: C-Dory Featured in Upcoming Book |
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I thought that the C-Brats community might be interested to hear that my old 22' C-Dory, C-Sick, is featured in the upcoming book: Arctic Solitaire: A Boat, A Bay and the Quest for the Perfect Bear.
https://www.arcticsolitaire.com
https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Solitaire-Boat-Quest-Perfect/dp/1680511041
Published by Mountaineers Books, it tells the story of four years worth of solo polar bear expeditions to the arctic ice of Hudson Bay. It’s a humorous look at all that goes into making polar bear pictures the hard way. No crew, no guides and no National Geographic expense money. Just a guy, a boat and a willingness to do almost anything for a photograph.
I trailered the boat from Seattle nearly 2,000 miles to the end of the road in Gillam, Manitoba, then backed her into the Nelson River. From there, it was 75 miles to Hudson Bay. I hung a left at the river’s mouth and headed north. It was a couple hundred miles to Churchill and then north toward the Arctic Circle, nearly six hundred miles as the crow flies. Once there, I motored along the edge of the melting summer ice and searching for polar bears.
I hope this post isn't not too much of a shameless promotion, but I do imagine that folks would enjoy reading about the adventures and mishaps that followed.
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www.arcticsolitaire.com
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thechadmiller
Joined: 20 Jan 2018
Posts: 85
City/Region: Portland
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2017
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Agostino
Photos: Agostino
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Ordered! Looks amazing. |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 20808
City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Certainly sounds like a grand adventure--thanks for sharing it! No "shameless promotion" That type of adventure deserves all of the promotion you can give it! Book pre- ordered. The perfect evening read on our Cumberland, Tennessee River trip!
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Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
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Esmi2
Joined: 26 Aug 2016
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City/Region: San Luis Obispo, CA
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Ordered.
Looks great, and well written.
I feel like I read a blurb of yours elsewhere. I vaguely remember your description of the guy you bought the boat from, and a even vaguer memory of a clever description of your boat.... |
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rbfconstruction
Joined: 19 Sep 2017
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City/Region: huntington beach
State or Province: CA
Photos: Angler Management
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:24 pm Post subject: c-dory featured in an upcoming book |
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| I rarely (ever) read. Your journey sounds amazing. Just ordered it. thx |
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Kars10
Joined: 08 May 2014
Posts: 18
City/Region: Monroe
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2002
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Lexi-Coho
Photos: Kars10
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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You had me at shameless! I ordered it too! 
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Catman
Joined: 30 Oct 2003
Posts: 1526
City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2017
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Songbird (Bambina, 16')
Photos: Bambina
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| My Gawd! Paul, that is just unimaginable to this San Jauning island-hopper, playing it safe in a familiar arena with fuel, food, friends, docks, and river otters instead of polar bears. Man, I gotta get that book, and meet you one of these days. I got some questions. |
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robhwa
Joined: 04 Dec 2013
Posts: 272
City/Region: Anderson Island
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Marcia C
Photos: Problemadela
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:03 am Post subject: Your adventure |
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Paul; I’m a prof at the UW in Env. Science and my director was asking about seminar possibilities for our fall seminar series. Would you be able/willing to talk about this to our faculty and students on a Wednesday this Fall quarter for our seminar series? You can certainly promote your book, heck sell copies if you want to. Rob Harrison
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ssobol
Joined: 27 Oct 2012
Posts: 3372
City/Region: SW Michigan
State or Province: MI
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SoBELLE
Photos: SoBelle
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:15 am Post subject: |
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I haven't read it or anything so I can't say yet, but I just hope that this book is more about C-Dorys and a boating adventure than the last one that "featured" a C-Dory.
The polar bear saga will be an added bonus. |
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 12632
City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
Photos: SleepyC
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Paul, Fabulous photography, and interesting reading
(at least on the blog --
| Quote: | "Instead, I had to take my medicine. Motoring offshore, I beat into the waves to get some distance from the shallows, and waited out the night. I even managed to shut my eyes in a sort of half-sleep for an hour before the wind carried me back toward the rocks. Around five the western sky cleared for a moment, revealing the setting full moon, but the seas remained angry. I took one look at the breakers at the narrow cove entrance and turned the boat to continue south. I hoped to stop at Hubbart Point halfway there, but at low tide I found no shelter from the seas, just rising wind and a bad feeling that the door was swinging closed.
I never would have gone out in 25 knots if I had a choice in the matter, but the hard facts of my situation told me go now or spend another night out on the water. So I went, motoring a straight line course southeast toward Churchill. The Bay gave me passage, but only just. I rode over 12-foot breaking swells that dumped huge showers of water onto the boat. With both bilge pumps shot and only one engine running (badly), I felt like I was hanging by a thread that was fraying before my eyes." |
The photos are exquisite, and I would imagine the book is as well. Haven't gotten to that part yet, but you have a very special eye, and incredible guts. there are enough photos top assure me that they are done from a CD-22 and those (in some cases) animals are WAY TOO CLOSE. What an adventure, and you have plenty to toot your own horn about.
Thank you for sharing and welcome to the C-BRATS. Do hope you stick around and don't be a stranger here.
Harvey
SleepyC 
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 12632
City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
Photos: SleepyC
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 5:12 am Post subject: |
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After looking around at your website, and the blogs, and all the photos I am thoroughly impressed with your talent for photography, and getting into the right places at the right times. That translates to spectacular photos. The Blogs are very well written, so there is more than just a photographic eye there. I will enjoy the book for sure, and it will be worth sharing the source.
Thank you again for sharing the info about your book. Looking forward to it.
Hope to see C-Sick around locally some time as well.
Harvey
SleepyC
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worldfoto
Joined: 12 Jan 2010
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City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Sick
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:49 am Post subject: Thank you... |
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| Thanks to all for the kind welcome to the C-Brats forum. |
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worldfoto
Joined: 12 Jan 2010
Posts: 8
City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Sick
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:56 am Post subject: |
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I'm a little chagrined to admit that I sold C-Sick last spring. I own not one, but two sailboats now. I swore to God and my wife, not necessarily in that order, if I made it home from Hudson Bay in one piece, I'd never go to sea without a heavy keel under me.
I spent a couple years slowly re-fitting a 43-foot steel motorsailer in Nova Scotia that I took north last summer. Made it across to Newfoundland and then up the coast of Labrador, nearly all the way to the northern tip, before a leaking stuffing box turned me around.
There's also a Gulf 32 pilothouse sailboat here in Seattle that I bought on the cheap, since it had a foot of water over the sole. Dried her out, bought some new sails and took her north to SE Alaska this summer.
But, sadly, there's no C-Dory in my life at the moment. |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 20808
City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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You are forgiven by Neptune, since you choose good voyaging sailboats!
Talk about guts!: (I believe this is copyrighted by Paul/Barcroft Media)
As in Telegraph:
CRWordFoto Aura Photos Solent--as in DailyMail:
Those alone should be enough to encourage every C Dory owner to buy the book and every yacht club or adventure travel in the world to book Paul!
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starcrafttom
Joined: 07 Nov 2003
Posts: 7881
City/Region: marysville
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1984
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: to be decided later
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I see that you used drones in you work a lot. How did they do in the cold? Which ones do you have?
If you do give a speech at the UW. Can I go?? Wife works there and I know she can get in to any talks. Might have to sneak in.
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