Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Captain Joshua Slocum
Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world completely alone.
He left from Boston, USA, on 24th April 1895, and returned to Newport, Rhode Island on 27th June 1898, 3 Years and 2 months later.
Joshua Slocum was born in Nova Scotia. He had family roots in New England. "Captain Joshua 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, the 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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