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Catching Up with the Middletons

Actually, since they’re sailing their Atlantic 57 Nogal, you won’t likely catch them. Since they left the Bay Area in spring 2016, Frank, Marilia, Julia and Sophia have sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific, had first-hand lessons on sailing the world’s oceans, kept up with some book learning, and are now are enjoying Southeast Asia.

Frank and the Middleton family left Sausalito in spring 2016 for a multi-year cruise. Nogal can clock those Pacific miles in a flash.

© 2018 Frank Middleton
Julia and Sophia still hit the books while cruising the world.

© 2018 Frank Middleton
The ‘classroom’ in Bora Bora. Sure beats third period French at San Rafael High School.

© 2018 Frank Middleton

As more Pacific Puddle Jumpers get ready to sail, we’ll be hearing more from the Middletons and other tales from the South Pacific in the months ahead.

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