Go .gar.. ty ..

Second guess? The fellow abandoned ship? He left his yacht floating in the
Atlantic.

This is someone who was prepared to sail around the world ... NON STOP! Duh
???????

Captain Joshua Slocum: A Time-line
a.. Born February 20, 1844, in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, by the Bay
of Fundy.
b.. Ran away at age of 14 to be a cook on a fishing schooner, but returned
home.
c.. Left home for good at 16 (1860) when his mother died, shipped as
ordinary seaman on deep-water sailing ships, merchant vessels to Europe and
the U.S.
d.. Obtained his first command on the California coast in 1869, and sailed
for 13 years out of San Francisco to China, Australia, the Spice Islands,
and Japan.
e.. Married an American girl, Virginia Albertina Walker, on January 31,
1871, at Sydney, Australia.
f.. Built a steamer for a British architect in Subic Bay, P.I., in 1874.
g.. Bought shares in and commanded the three-skysailyard ship Northern
Light in 1882, considered at the time by many to be the finest American ship
afloat.
h.. Sold the Northern Light and bought the bark Aquidneck in 1884. In the
same year, his wife Virginia died (July 25) and was buried in Buenos Aires.
i.. Married Henrietta M. Elliott ("Hettie") in 1886.
j.. Made several voyages on the Aquidneck before she was lost in 1887 on a
sand bank off the coast of Brazil.
k.. The Libergade, a 35-foot sailing canoe, built after the stranding;
Slocum sails with Hettie and his oldest and youngest sons to Washington,
D.C., 5000 miles away.
l.. Voyage of the Liberdade published in 1890 at Slocum's expense.
m.. In 1892, a friend, Captain Eben Pierce, offers Slocum a ship that
"wants some repairs" Slocum goes to Fairhaven, MA to find that the "ship" is
a rotting old oyster sloop propped up in a field. It is the Spray.
n.. Slocum prints Voyage of the Destroyer from New York to Brazil in 1893,
again at his own expense.
o.. Slocum departs from Boston Harbor, MA on his famous circumnavigation
on April 24, 1895, at the age of 51, in the rebuilt 37-foot sloop Spray.
Click for Map of his Journey
p.. Slocum returns, sailing into Newport, RI, on June 27, 1898 in his tiny
sloop Spray and after single-handedly sailing around the world , a passage
of 46,000 miles. This historic achievement made him the patron saint of
small-boat voyagers, navigators and adventurers all over the world.
q.. Sailing Alone Around The World published in book form in 1900 by The
Century Company. It describes his experiences on this adventurous voyage and
became an instant best seller. It has been translated into many languages,
and is still in print today.
r.. Slocum buys first home on land in 1902, a farm on the island of
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
s.. Slocum sails each winter to the tropics, 1905 - 1906, returning to New
England in the summer.
t.. On November 14th of 1909, at the age of 65, he set out on another lone
voyage to South America leaving from Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard,
but was never heard from again.
So, here is an experienced sailor, age 65, off on his own into the early
winter of 1909. He has nowhere near the vessel Mr Barnes has. He is an
experienced Captain, having sailed around the world by himself... the first
to do this.

And you have the &*%$# to use Slocum's name to justify the total nonsense of
some dimwit from California who ended up jumping ship when things got rough?
Do you think Captain Joshua Slocum would have abondoned his vessel off the
coast of Chile if it was afloat?

Please ???

You do yourself an injustice by comparing a stooge to one of the great
single handed sailors who ever put out to sea.

One last thing: how do you know Captain Slocum didn't make port? Because
he wasn't heard from again?

My guess? He sailed back to a previous lover. Spent his days in the S
Pacific onboard is beloved Spray. Legend has it that the Spary is still
afloat. She sails each year in the hearts and minds of true sailors, those
who would never abandon their ship.

Raise a toast to a true Captain, a true adventurer, Captain Joshua Slocum.








"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
Awfully easy to second guess and armchair criticize. There is way too much
of
that going on here.

If I recall correctly, Joshua Slocum himself set off on another
circumnavigation and was never heard from again.