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CAPTAIN JOSHUA SLOCUM WEB PAGE
Captain Joshua Slocum was the
first man to sail around the world alone.
Nova Scotia born,
with family roots in New England, Captain Slocum commanded some
of the finest tall ships that ever sailed the seas. On April 24,
1895, at the age of 51, he departed Boston in his tiny sloop
Spray and sailed around the world single-handed, a passage of
46,000 miles, returning to Newport, Rhode Island on June 27,
1898. This historic achievement made him the patron saint of
small-boat voyagers, navigators and adventurers all over the
world. His book, Sailing Alone Around the World, became
an instant best seller. It has been translated into many
languages, and is still in print today. His vessel Spray,
which he rebuilt himself from a derelict hull, has been copied by
hundreds of boat builders world-wide. In the fall of 1909,
Captain Slocum left on a voyage to South America and was never
heard from again.
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Last Updated on August 09, 2007 by Col. Donn
C. Slocum <dslocum@nycap.rr.com>