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Month: October 2018

  • People, Food, Fun

Visiting an Ukulele Factory!

Posted on October 31, 2018April 23, 2019by Talia

Yesterday our friends Jeff and Cheri offered to bring us along to tour their neighbor’s ukulele factory. Of course, we said yes because who wouldn’t want to tour one of the most successful ukulele buisnesses in the world?

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  • People, Food, Fun

A Day in the Life of a Dogbarkian

Posted on October 25, 2018October 28, 2018by Talia

For those of you that do not know, Dogbark has tied up at the dock in Honolulu at the Waikiki Yacht Club. We have settled in to a casual daily routine, and I’d like to share it with you so you know what it’s like to live at the dock.

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  • People, Food, Fun

Ode to Becca and John

Posted on October 18, 2018October 20, 2018by Janna

There aren’t many people who could stand being cooped up on a boat with our family of four, twenty-four-seven, for four months, across 7,700 miles, in extreme conditions.

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  • Hawai'i

On-the-Water Activities

Posted on October 13, 2018October 21, 2018by Savai

We haven’t just been lounging around admiring the beautiful landscape. We have been doing lots of unique water adventures…

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  • Boatschool

Ah, Boatschool . . .

Posted on October 5, 2018October 21, 2018by Janna

The thought of being the lead teacher in our boatschooling endeavor brought to mind voracious reading, real-world science, and rainbows. Lots of rainbows.

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About Us

Dogbark is an ocean racer turned expedition cruiser captained by Graeme Esarey and Al Hughes. Al won line honors in three TransPacs in the early 2000s. Graeme and his family cruised from the PNW to the Arctic to the South Pacific and back in 2018. Al, Graeme, and friends transited the Northwest Passage in 2024. To see where we are now, track us. Subscribe to blog updates here.

Janna's Book

The Motion of the Ocean book cover

Over a decade ago, Janna and Graeme sailed across the Pacific on their honeymoon. Janna wrote a book about it: The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife (Simon & Schuster).

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  • People, Food, Fun 33
  • The Arctic 25
  • Newfoundland 15
  • Nova Scotia to Iceland 14
  • Boat Stuff 12
  • Pacific Northwest 10

Posts by Author

  • 1 Graeme
    • So We’re Back in Nome…
    • Captain’s Report – Day 6 – Off Icy Bay
    • Captain’s Report – Day 4 – In Alaskan Waters!
    • Captain’s Report – Day 3 – South End Haida Gwaii
    • Captain’s Report – Day 2 – West Side Vancouver Island
  • 1 Janna
    • Oh dear, Oderin!
    • Strong Leadership
    • Buoyed by Books: Readings on Climate Activism
    • Dogbark to Alaska Again – Day 1
    • In the Media! In the Ice! In the Movies (sort of)!
  • 1 Savai
    • Our first 48 hours cruising in Newfoundland
    • Alaska Summer of 2020 Rewind
    • Wrapped Up in Aerial Silks
    • A Closer Look at Treasures
    • On-the-Water Activities
  • 1 Shauna Walgren
    • End of 2025 Summer Cruise
    • Southern Placentia Bay
    • Back to Dogbark
    • L’Anse aux Meadows
    • Driving around Newfoundland
  • 1 Sandy
    • Total Eclipse of our Hearts
    • Ísafjörður and a Taste of Iceland
    • The Denmark Strait – and some birthday musings
    • Prins Christian Sund – Amaze! Amaze!
    • Hot Smoking Fish with Graeme
  • 1 Talia
    • Burin, Newfoundland (AKA Most Goated Town Ever)
    • Halfway Day!
    • We’re Back!
    • Solomon’s Sea Life Essay
    • A Year of Earth Science
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