Electa Johnson

Electa S. "Exy" Johnson (August 17, 1909 – November 9, 2004) was an American author, lecturer, adventurer, and sail training pioneer.

[3] Exy and Irving Johnson began sailing the world together and teaching young enthusiasts in 1932.

[1] Each voyage would visit 120 ports of call and crew members paid $4,860 to participate.

[5] Exy finally retired from sailing in 1975 where she and her husband settled down in Hadley, Massachusetts on the farm that Irving had grown up on.

Exy Johnson oversaw the christening ceremonies of the vessels she was instrumental in constructing prior to her death in 2004.

[1] Westward Bound in the Schooner Yankee tells of Exy and Irving's first trip around the world.

The Yankee left her home port Gloucester and hit notable ports all around the world including The Galapagos, Tahiti, The Cook Islands, Fiji, The Solomon Islands, and much more before heading home.

During the 18-month trip Exy and the crew of the Yankee experienced native cultures that few even knew about at the time.

[6] Exy and Irving trips in the European water ways took them over 10,000 miles in the Mediterranean and Baltic seas and the canals between them.