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Permalink Reply by Laura Dalton on January 9, 2010 at 10:17am

Good name, and a favorite star. The Rogue may be a little tight for a larger dory like that, unless you are running at higher spring flows. If you are ever in the area hike down to Rainie falls from Graves Creek boat ramp and you will see what I mean....
I guided on that river for several years, it is my favorite run in the West. It is no gnarly whitewater run but for history, wildlife, and misty Oregon prettiness it cannot be beat. You should put it on your list of must-runs. Lots of beautiful side creeks to explore, great hiking (or joy, running), on the backpacking trail that follows the river, if you can extend the trip to 6 or 7 days in spite of the short river mileage you won't be bored.

It would be great to meet you on a river sometime, I don't get out of Oregon very often any more, but can be found fishing for bass on the John Day in late May, sometimes in Idaho on the main or lower Salmon in mid summer, and the Rogue in the fall in an ideal season.

Now, go sand some epoxy (and I will too)! Can't wait to see the finished product!

cheers
L

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Christensen on January 11, 2010 at 8:35am

Kelly, I just read an interesting article in Nat Geo. Sounds like your boat's name - Arcturus has a strong nautical pedigree. The article was about Polynesian explorers originating in New Guinea, who within 5 centuries had crossed 2,000 miles of open ocean to reach and settle not only Fiji, but Samoa and Tonga. Their descendants went on to settle the Cook Islands, Tahiti, the Marquesas, New Zealand and Hawaii, virtually every island group in the Pacific. 10,000 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. They traveled in open canoes built with tools fashioned from stone, coral and human bone, and with only the "multiple senses of the navigator" or Wayfinder "and the knowledge of the crew" to find their way.

The article goes on to tell about a modern replica of a traditional Polynesian craft, named Hokule'a, which is the Hawaiian word for Arcturus, the sacred star of Hawaii. An interesting read! I saw this and thought of your boat. If you want to read the article its in the Dec09/Jan10 issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine.

Cheers,
Jeremy

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Neu on January 11, 2010 at 8:54am

Yeah, I heard that the Polynesians navigated to Hawaii using Arcturus (otherwise known as Hokule'a) and then navigated back to Tahiti using Sirius. I thought about naming the boat Hokule'a but names always get shortened and people would just call it the Ho.

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