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Historic Irving Johnson Films

If you’re a fan of ‘real’ reality shows, skip tonight’s American Idol, Wife Swap, Supernanny and Big Brother 9, and head on over to the Bay Model in Sausalito to catch a couple of historic Captain Irving Johnson films. Around the Horn is a short film documenting Johnson’s 1929 rounding of Cape Horn aboard the square rigged bark Peking during a full gale. After your heart has slid out of your throat, stick around for Irving Johnson — High Seas Adventurer, a 43-minute film about the man’s life, including scenes from Wanderbird in Sausalito. Admission to the Richardson Bay Maritime Association presentation, which starts at 7 p.m., is free but donations will be graciously accepted.

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