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| {{Short description|1900 book by Joshua Slocum}} | |||
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| | name = | | name = Sailing Alone Around the World | ||
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| | genre = Autobiography, |
| genre = Autobiography, sailing memoir | ||
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| | publisher = The Century Company | | publisher = The Century Company | ||
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| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| Captain Slocum was a highly experienced navigator and ship owner. He rebuilt and refitted the derelict sloop ''Spray'' in a seaside pasture at ] over 13 months between early 1893 and 1894. | Captain Slocum was a highly experienced navigator and ship owner. He rebuilt and refitted the derelict sloop ''Spray'' in a seaside pasture at ], over 13 months between early 1893 and 1894. | ||
| Between 24 April 1895 and 27 June 1898, Slocum, aboard the ''Spray'', crossed the ] twice (to ] and back to South America), negotiated the ], and crossed the Pacific. He also visited Australia and South Africa before crossing the ] (for the third time) to return to Massachusetts after a journey of 46,000 miles. | Between 24 April 1895 and 27 June 1898, Slocum, aboard the ''Spray'', crossed the ] twice (to ] and back to South America), negotiated the ], and crossed the Pacific. He also visited Australia and South Africa before crossing the ] (for the third time) to return to Massachusetts after a journey of 46,000 miles. | ||
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| Slocum tells his story as a sequence of adventures, understating his own part and giving credit always to the ''Spray''. He invents a crew-member, a supposed pilot of Columbus' '']'', to take credit for the safety of the vessel while he sleeps. | Slocum tells his story as a sequence of adventures, understating his own part and giving credit always to the ''Spray''. He invents a crew-member, a supposed pilot of Columbus' '']'', to take credit for the safety of the vessel while he sleeps. | ||
| The trip itinerary was as follows: ], ], ], Nova Scotia, ], ], (]), ], ], Pernambuco, ], ], Montevideo, ], ], Port Angosto, ], ], ], ], Sydney, ], ], ], ], Keeling Cocos, ], ], ], ], (]), ], ], ], ], ], ], Fairhaven. | The trip itinerary was as follows: ], ], ], Nova Scotia, ], ], (]), ], ], Pernambuco, ], ], ], ], ], ], Port Angosto, ], ], ], ], Sydney, ], ], ], ], Keeling Cocos, ], ], ], ], (]), ], ], ], ], ], ], Fairhaven. | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| Highlights of the journey included perils of sailing blue water, such as fog, gales, danger of collision, loneliness, doldrums, navigation, fatigue, gear failure. Other perils of coastal navigation included ], attack by 'savages', ], ] and ], ], and shipwreck. | Highlights of the journey included perils of sailing blue water, such as fog, gales, danger of collision, loneliness, doldrums, navigation, fatigue, gear failure. Other perils of coastal navigation included ], attack by 'savages'{{sic}}, ], ] and ], ], and shipwreck. | ||
| Passing by ], he was warned that he might be attacked by the indigenous ] Indians in the night, so he sprinkled tacks on the deck. He was awakened in the middle of the night by yelps of pain. He was proud of resourcefully defending himself. | Passing by ], he was warned that he might be attacked by the indigenous ] Indians in the night, so he sprinkled tacks on the deck. He was awakened in the middle of the night by yelps of pain. He was proud of resourcefully defending himself. | ||
| He devised a system of lashing the wheel into what a later era might call a kind of mechanical ]. He took pride in the fact that the ''Spray'' sailed 2000 miles west across the Pacific without his once touching the helm. | He devised a system of lashing the wheel into what a later era might call a kind of mechanical ]. He took pride in the fact that the ''Spray'' sailed 2000 miles west across the Pacific without his once touching the helm. | ||
| == 1950s attempt to recreate Slocum's voyage == | == 1950s attempt to recreate Slocum's voyage == | ||
| In the mid-1950s, Robert Carr of ], built a replica of the ''Spray'' using the shipbuilding methods of the late 1800s. He announced his intention to sail around the world recreating Slocum's voyage. While one article reported the replica ''Spray'' and Carr's announcement, there is no documented evidence that he made a circumnavigation.<ref>, ''Popular Mechanics'', June 1956, pp. 78-81/242.</ref> | In the mid-1950s, Robert Carr of ], built a replica of the ''Spray'' using the shipbuilding methods of the late 1800s. He announced his intention to sail around the world recreating Slocum's voyage. While one article reported the replica ''Spray'' and Carr's announcement, there is no documented evidence that he made a circumnavigation.<ref>, '']'', June 1956, pp. 78-81/242.</ref> | ||
| Bob Carr and Sirius were in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in November 1976 some 20 years after cruising the Mediterranean where the author of this amendment met him and looked over the boat. Many world cruisers of the 60's and 70's reported meetings with Bob Carr and Sirius in ports in all oceans of the world so although there may be no official record of a circumnavigation it is without a doubt that the Sirius cruised very extensively and always in the manner of Bob's hero Capt. Joshua Slocum. Every part of the beautiful engineless Sirius handmade and maintained with only handtools. | |||
| In November 1976 he had been in Las Palmas about a month where he had just completed making a new suit of sails from a bolts of canvas with nothing but a palm and needle and knife. A great character who was living his life as Slocum re-incarnate. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| ==Further reading== | |||
| *{{cite book |title=The Annotated Sailing Alone Around the World |first1=Joshua |last1=Slocum |first2=Rod |last2=Scher |year=2009 |orig-year=1900 |location=Dobbs Ferry, NY |publisher=Sheridan House|isbn=978-1574092752}} | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| {{Gutenberg|no=6317}}. | {{Gutenberg|no=6317}}. | ||
| *, available at ]. Illustrated by Thomas Forgarty and George Varian. Pan-American edition. New York Century Co., 1901. | *, available at ]. Illustrated by Thomas Forgarty and George Varian. Pan-American edition. New York Century Co., 1901. | ||
| *, available at |
*, available at IBiblio. Illustrated. | ||
| * {{librivox book | title=Sailing Alone Around the World | author=Joshua Slocum}}. | * {{librivox book | title=Sailing Alone Around the World | author=Joshua Slocum}}. | ||
| *{{YouTube|iciZer5cbJ8|Joshua Slocum – New World Columbus – documentary}} | *{{YouTube|iciZer5cbJ8|Joshua Slocum – New World Columbus – documentary}} | ||
| * | * | ||
| * available at BookBrainz | |||
| * available at MusicBrainz | |||
| {{Works about sailing}} | {{Works about sailing}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:56, 9 November 2023
1900 book by Joshua Slocum
 Original cover | |
| Author | Joshua Slocum |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography, sailing memoir |
| Publisher | The Century Company |
| Publication date | 1900 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| ISBN | 978-1-59308-303-8 |
| Text | Sailing Alone Around the World at Wikisource |
Sailing Alone Around the World is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum in 1900 about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers.
Background
Captain Slocum was a highly experienced navigator and ship owner. He rebuilt and refitted the derelict sloop Spray in a seaside pasture at Fairhaven, Massachusetts, over 13 months between early 1893 and 1894.
Between 24 April 1895 and 27 June 1898, Slocum, aboard the Spray, crossed the Atlantic twice (to Gibraltar and back to South America), negotiated the Strait of Magellan, and crossed the Pacific. He also visited Australia and South Africa before crossing the Atlantic (for the third time) to return to Massachusetts after a journey of 46,000 miles.
The book
Slocum attracted considerable international interest by his journey, particularly once he had entered the Pacific. He was awaited at most of his ports of call, and gave lectures and lantern-slide shows to well-filled halls. His journal was first published in installments before being issued in book form in 1900. The book was lavishly illustrated.
Slocum tells his story as a sequence of adventures, understating his own part and giving credit always to the Spray. He invents a crew-member, a supposed pilot of Columbus' Pinta, to take credit for the safety of the vessel while he sleeps.
The trip itinerary was as follows: Fairhaven, Boston, Gloucester, Nova Scotia, Azores, Gibraltar, (Morocco), Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Maldonado, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Strait of Magellan, Cockburn Channel, Port Angosto, Juan Fernandez, Marquesas, Samoa, Fiji, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, Cooktown, Christmas Island, Keeling Cocos, Rodrigues, Mauritius, Durban, Cape Town, (Transvaal), St Helena, Ascension Island, Devil's Island, Trinidad, Grenada, Newport, Fairhaven.
Highlights of the journey included perils of sailing blue water, such as fog, gales, danger of collision, loneliness, doldrums, navigation, fatigue, gear failure. Other perils of coastal navigation included pirates, attack by 'savages' [sic], embayment, shoals and coral reefs, stranding, and shipwreck.
Passing by Tierra del Fuego, he was warned that he might be attacked by the indigenous Yahgan Indians in the night, so he sprinkled tacks on the deck. He was awakened in the middle of the night by yelps of pain. He was proud of resourcefully defending himself.
He devised a system of lashing the wheel into what a later era might call a kind of mechanical autopilot. He took pride in the fact that the Spray sailed 2000 miles west across the Pacific without his once touching the helm.
1950s attempt to recreate Slocum's voyage
In the mid-1950s, Robert Carr of Monkton, Vermont, built a replica of the Spray using the shipbuilding methods of the late 1800s. He announced his intention to sail around the world recreating Slocum's voyage. While one article reported the replica Spray and Carr's announcement, there is no documented evidence that he made a circumnavigation.
References
- "On the Trail of the Spray", Popular Mechanics, June 1956, pp. 78-81/242.
Further reading
- Slocum, Joshua; Scher, Rod (2009) . The Annotated Sailing Alone Around the World. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan House. ISBN 978-1574092752.
External links
- Sailing Alone Around the World at Project Gutenberg.
- Sailing Alone Around the World, available at Internet Archive. Illustrated by Thomas Forgarty and George Varian. Pan-American edition. New York Century Co., 1901.
- Sailing Alone Around the World , available at IBiblio. Illustrated.
Sailing Alone Around the World public domain audiobook at LibriVox.- Joshua Slocum – New World Columbus – documentary on YouTube
- Joshua Slocum Society
- Sailing Alone Around the World available at BookBrainz
- Sailing Alone Around the World available at MusicBrainz
