I have the book, and the copy I own I bought at a yard sale. It must have
been a first printing ..

Yes, Joshua Slocum's trip was eventful. And not everything went as planned.

But when you think of how simple his rig was, how little he had in
equipment, and yet he sailed around the world!

Skip has all these fancy doo dads. He is always posting about something
breaking. Heck, most of the stuff he is fixing, I've never seen.

It was just a thought. I'm sure Captain Slocum would have all the doo dads
if he were alive today.

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"NE Sailboat" wrote
I read Skip's postings. Seems he is always having some mechanical
breakdown. If it isn't the self steerer, it is the
auto pilot.. or something.

Joshua Slocum left Boston on April 24, 1895. He sailed around the world
alone. No motor, no self steering, a wooden boat.

Haven't you read Joshua's postings? Breakdowns, runagrounds, williwaws,
canoe borne savages. Skip's adventures are downright uneventful by
comparison.