Arizona’s Own Calypso
Takes to Sea
The tale of the research sailing vessel Argo BY ALENA JUTILLA
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Oftentimes we feel overwhelmed when we think about climate change and how we as individuals can make a meaningful impact. Some dedicate their life to recycling or biking to work, while others work to eliminate single-use plastics from their daily routine or volunteer in cleanup projects. Or you could be like Douglas Thorpe, a resident of Mesa, Arizona, and build a 30,000-pound, 59-foot sailboat in your backyard, completely from refurbished materials.
Photos courtesy Thorpe Seeop Corporation
Volunteer Argonauts Master Chef Eli Furhman (left) and Blue Water Sailor Cole Streba after a long day working on Argo in preparation for her five year mission providing conservation education and research with international scientists featuring highly interactive online opportunities, free to the public and students to participate from the convenience of their own homes or schools anywhere in the world.
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