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Meet the Gulledges<\/h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>
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Not a home from home, mind you, but their home! Carl and Melody are an amazing couple who have had several lives\u2026 But their past does not define them at all. And certainly does not define who they are today: a wife and husband team living the dream and constantly challenging boredom and routine.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Perhaps, without hurting their feelings, could one call them \u00ab\u00a0Sea Gypsies\u00a0\u00bb, those fascinating nomadic peoples from Europe who place freedom, solidarity and self-reliance above all else. For years now Carl and Melody are happily roaming the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia waters and the Inside Passage. And although they might modestly claim that they are no more than simple mariners peacefully living on the water, their life seems to have been born from of a novel that Joseph Conrad or Robert Louis Stevenson could just as easily have written\u2026 A life made of adventures in the wilderness of the Northern hemisphere and on the high seas.<\/p>\n

A life made of true friendship and unexpected encounters at the dock or at anchor, of storms and calms and stunning sunsets and sceneries with crystal-clear skies illuminated by the moon and the stars leading them to the next anchorage better than the most sophisticated electronic chart plotter. Their next way-point in life is always their appetite for discovery\u2026<\/p>\n

The Zen life<\/h4>\n

Carl wrote an exclusive story for us, we want to share it with you with a selection of his beautiful photos. It\u2019s inspiring and leaves us with the certitude that when it comes to go sailing, it\u2019s never too early\u2026 As Mark Twain wrote\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and many sailors have shared this famous quote\u00a0\u2014 \u00ab\u00a0Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.\u00a0\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n

A floating photo studio<\/h4>\n

Carl is not only a competent and wise captain, but also an inspiring professional photographer! One of the things you will pick up from his photos is that he really enjoys images where a yacht is in a very large and impressive landscape. As he says \u201cboating is a great way to get perspective on how insignificant we are in the universe!\u201d<\/em> And these photos are intended to capture that sentiment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/6″ rt_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_wrp_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbauto auto\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row rt_row_background_width=\u00a0\u00bbfullwidth\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_content_width=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_style=\u00a0\u00bbdefault-style\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_height=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_borders=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_shadows=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_gaps=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_effect=\u00a0\u00bbclassic\u00a0\u00bb rt_transparent_bg=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbcover\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_video_format=\u00a0\u00bbself-hosted\u00a0\u00bb rt_padding_top=\u00a0\u00bb10″ rt_padding_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb0″][vc_column rt_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_wrp_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbauto auto\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbFrom a 28\u2019 classic cruiser to a Selene 60 trawler\u00a0\u00bb use_theme_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]\u00a0\u00bbWe are Carl and Melody Gulledge, and boating is not something we do, it is our lifestyle, and to that end it has been priceless. Out on the water is where we planned our family, raised our children, and continue to share our life together voyaging the remarkable waters of British Columbia and SE Alaska. We purchased our first vessel (28\u2019) in 1991 and never felt comfortable venturing north of Nanaimo. In 2001 we moved up to 41\u2019, which extended our comfort-boundary to the north end of Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n

By 2005 we found ourselves out aboard more than a hundred nights a year and our mindset shifting from destination-boating to voyaging. For us the journey itself became as much the experience as the destination. And we began to prefer a nomadic lifestyle, outside the media, traffic and the internet. Our constant, and the place we call \u201chome\u201d is M.V. \u201cEllipsis\u201d, a\u00a0Selene 60 trawler\u00a0delivered in 2007. We boat now without boundaries and enjoy navigating the rugged open waters off the west coast as much as we do the Inside Passage. On the water, life meets death daily. And that grounding experience is one that brings us liberation and peace. Self dependence, teamwork, adventure, and an endless awe in the beauty of it all is also why we boat. Here\u2019s to meeting you and yours, North of the 49\u2019th parallel.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row rt_row_background_width=\u00a0\u00bbfullwidth\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_content_width=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_style=\u00a0\u00bbdefault-style\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_height=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_borders=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_shadows=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_gaps=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_effect=\u00a0\u00bbclassic\u00a0\u00bb rt_transparent_bg=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbcover\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_video_format=\u00a0\u00bbself-hosted\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2″ rt_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_wrp_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbauto auto\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb6051″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb style=\u00a0\u00bbvc_box_shadow_3d\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2″ rt_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_wrp_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbauto auto\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb5953″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb style=\u00a0\u00bbvc_box_shadow_3d\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row rt_row_background_width=\u00a0\u00bbfullwidth\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_content_width=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_style=\u00a0\u00bbdefault-style\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_height=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_borders=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_shadows=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_gaps=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_effect=\u00a0\u00bbclassic\u00a0\u00bb rt_transparent_bg=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbcover\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_video_format=\u00a0\u00bbself-hosted\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column rt_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_wrp_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbauto auto\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Gunkholing is our thing…<\/h4>\n

We used to say, \u00ab\u00a0Drop the hook, stay the night, shore tie and stay two!\u00a0\u00bb. We spend most of the season on the hook visiting marinas only to provision or pick up guests. Sitting in a desolate bay for 24 or 48 hours allows us to absorb its beauty through several tide changes and capture the changing light. Just when we feel satiated, we pull the hook and start that process over again in another pristine location. We enjoy putting our deep hull vessel into very intimate locations that often require high tides, a bow watch, and a willingness to reconnoiter passages and bays that are for the most part uncharted.<\/p>\n

A symbiotic crew\u2026<\/h4>\n

We work as a team, both competent in most tasks, but generally segmented for optimized results. This proves especially beneficial when sea and weather conditions become extreme. Our guests generally note how much we don\u2019t ask them to do and how much we do together without verbal communication relying on gestures, hand signals, and thirty three years of trust.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, we find ourselves voyaging for weeks at a time anchoring alone. It\u2019s as if the whole world was created just for us. When the joy of it all overwhelms, we will at times shout out \u00ab\u00a0Haida Gwaii\u00a0\u00bb as an expression of unbounded happiness and gratitude. There really are no words to convey the euphoria.<\/p>\n

The fragility of life\u2026<\/h4>\n

The shorelines of any beach can be a sobering place to observe the line between life and death and how fragile that is. A bird breaks its wing, it dies\u2026 A seal pup gets lost and becomes an orca snack. Eat or be eaten provides great perspective when sorting out life\u2019s priorities. Focusing on weather, tides, currents, waves, water production, power production, waste management, catching and gathering food, food storage, fuel and engine maintenance all feel like duties for survival and very thus important and fulfilling. Especially when the outcome results in the simple joy of a steamed dungeness crab and a shot of rum under an orange sunset on a pristine bay with the person you love.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row rt_row_background_width=\u00a0\u00bbfullwidth\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_content_width=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_style=\u00a0\u00bbdefault-style\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_height=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_borders=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_shadows=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_gaps=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_effect=\u00a0\u00bbclassic\u00a0\u00bb rt_transparent_bg=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbcover\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_video_format=\u00a0\u00bbself-hosted\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2″ rt_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_wrp_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbauto auto\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb6047″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb style=\u00a0\u00bbvc_box_shadow_3d\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2″ rt_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_wrp_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbauto auto\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb6043″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb style=\u00a0\u00bbvc_box_shadow_3d\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row rt_row_background_width=\u00a0\u00bbfullwidth\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_content_width=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_style=\u00a0\u00bbdefault-style\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_height=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_borders=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_shadows=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_gaps=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_row_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_effect=\u00a0\u00bbclassic\u00a0\u00bb rt_transparent_bg=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbcover\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_video_format=\u00a0\u00bbself-hosted\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column rt_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbtrue\u00a0\u00bb rt_wrp_col_paddings=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb rt_column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_top_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_bottom_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_left_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_border_right_mobile=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_image_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_size=\u00a0\u00bbauto auto\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_position=\u00a0\u00bbright top\u00a0\u00bb rt_bg_attachment=\u00a0\u00bbscroll\u00a0\u00bb][vc_custom_heading text=\u00a0\u00bbAdjusting to the \u00ab\u00a0unplugged\u00ab\u00a0 life\u00a0\u00bb use_theme_fonts=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Pulling away from society, news, advertising, and traffic is cathartic. So much so that I often find myself seriously not wanting to return and suffering social anxiety when when do. Frustrated by how to properly order coffee at Starbucks or expeditiously proceed through an overly automated grocery checkout. Our experience is best when we cut off the world at large and confine our outside communication to simple email via satellite batched once a day. The lifestyle may sound\u00a0carefree, but it\u2019s actually quite careful.<\/p>\n

We have an amazing community of boating friends, many Selene owners and many others. Rallying with friends and sharing experiences and learnings is a highlight in our season. Easily realized on the inside passage, not so much when coastal cruising. Boating relationships are unique in that they become deeply loyal and loving, boaters will move heaven and earth to help one another. It is a community of likemindedness that we don\u2019t find landside. We meet people from all over the world and from all walks of life that we would have never found otherwise.<\/p>\n

People often say, \u00ab\u00a0perhaps I should buy a boat\u00a0\u00bb and my response is always the same, \u00ab\u00a0If it will be your lifestyle, it is the best investment you can make in your self and your relationship with your mate.\u00a0\u00bb I don\u2019t recommend solo boating. Finding a mate that is comfortable with the motion on the water is the first challenge, the second is their comfort with living\u00a0somewhat\u00a0Zen…\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Story and all photos \u00a9 2018 Carl Gulledge (http:\/\/lightshowers.com)
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The Haida Gwaii islands are an archipelago formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. Why is this \u00abHaida Gwaii\u00bb the \u00abwar cry\u00bb, or rather, the \u00abpeace cry\u00bb of the Gulledges, that will remain their secret! And it\u2019s good this way\u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks Carl and Melody! Selene Yachts\u00a0 wishes you fair winds and following seas…<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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