[] Electa S. (Exy) Johnson (b. On August 17, 1909, in Rochester, n. Y. d. November 9, 2004) was an American author, lecturer, adventure, and sail training pioneer. Throughout her life, she was full of many sailing feats including sailing ar... (Full Biography Below)
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[] Electa S. (Exy) Johnson (b. On August 17, 1909, in Rochester, n. Y. d. November 9, 2004) was an American author, lecturer, adventure, and sail training pioneer. Throughout her life, she was full of many sailing feats including sailing around the world seven times while training younger sailors for each category. Creates the Exy Johnson was born in Rochester, New York, on July 17, 1909. She attended Smith College and then the University of California, Berkeley. Exy Johnson's sailing experience started a little after her years in college, when she boarded a schooner set to sail, aroundFrance. The Exy Johnson, is fluent in French and German, and also had the ability to communicate in other languages. While aboard theschooner touring France she met her soon to be husband Irving Johnson. Whom at the time was a crew member aboard the schooner. In 1933, the Exy and Irving got married, and began their sailing career together. Exy and Irving Johnson began sailing the world together and teaching young enthusiasts in 1932 to 1958. During this period of time, and they went on seven tours, all of which circumnavigated the world. Exy and Irving did not sail during all the years of World War II. So they went on 3 tours before the war and four after the war. Each different tour would have a new crew of fresh recruits ready to learn. The crew would consist of two dozen ready-to-learn sailors. While on the tour, each trip would visit 120 ports of call, and the amount that each crew member had to pay was 4,860 dollars. Each tour would last about 18 months and then they would proceed to take 18 months off. During these months off, and they would work on their books, that they had been inspired to redesign his studio, teaching students, or work on the films. The books that they wrote is listed below. Also, if the Exy and Irving, I had a lot of free time during their summer off, and they would show young girl scouts how to sail by sailing up and down the coast of New England. Exy and Irving used different types of sailing ships for training there crew mates. The first ship they had was a 92 foot wooden schooner that was named the Yankee. The next ship they used for training was the 96 foot, given the brigantine, which was also named the Yankee. Their final ship was a 50 foot ketch that was also named the Yankee. But the Ketch was primarily used for their own personal use after their years of training. The Exy had sailed more miles than an astronaut would travel to the moon. Exy and Irving ended up having two children. They were named Robert and Arthur. As soon as they could walk they boarded the ship and began to sail as a family. In 1958, when Exy and Irving were done teaching young people how to sail, they went on their own personal tour until 1975. On this they mainly sailed their 50-foot ketch, and toured around exploring the European water ways. Exy retired from sailing in 1975 where her and her husband settled down in Hadley, Massachusetts on a farm that Irving had grown up on. In 1991, of Irving passed away, but the Exy, worked to keep the legacy alive. The Los Angeles Maritime Institute has recently honored Irving and Exy by naming their twin brigantines for use in their award winning Topsail Youth program after them. The doyenne of modern sail training, Exy Johnson would personally oversee the christening ceremonies of the vessels, she was instrumental in the constructing prior to her death in 2004.
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