Joshua Slocum was one of my guiding lights in 1982 when I sailed across the Atlantic and back in my own 47' sailboat, "Free Spirit" with my wife and 3 children. My earliest guiding light was Robin Lee Graham, who at a young age sailed a 24 foot sailboat named "Dove" around the world. I later bought a Paceship 23 and named it "Little Dove" I, too, wrote a book, "North Atlantic Odyssey" sailing to the Arctic Circle" published by St. Martin's Press in 1989. I, too, had the Boston Globe do a big article on my trip and was asked to lecture innumerable times. Watching this excellent production brought the ocean and all my experiences back to this 84 y.o. former sailor who now lives in a modest villa on a river in Florida.

@aegrotattoo9018

Жыл бұрын

its good to have done heartfelt things as younger individuals, so that we don't have to swim in the regret of a boring life. Cheers to you !

@robertgould8099

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. You are right. I regret nothing.

@ryanmrowka8970

Ай бұрын

Thank you Sir for ur comment. It put things in perspective considering you were 100 years after Joshua's adventure

The only risk you take in life is not taking any risks. My favorite quote regarding ships. "Boats are safe in a harbor. But boats aren't meant for harbors."

Joshua was an amazing Man! What a adventure! I loved his book "sailing around the world alone" He's still sailing out there somewhere!!! Fair winds!

@ynote3435

Жыл бұрын

His dead somewhere

@mr.morgan5643

Жыл бұрын

@@ynote3435 you've probably never read sailing around the world alone?

@markus717

Жыл бұрын

Yes, good book. PS: If you recommend the book to people, best if you get the title right.

@mr.morgan5643

Жыл бұрын

Sailing-Alone-Around-the world Happy?

I did not know of this man. I now do. History is a blessing.

I'd like to think if ever a solo sailor gets sick out at sea, it's now Slocum who'll take the helm while they're sleeping in their bunk.

@chrisstanmore-major5889

Ай бұрын

Believe it.

the goat ate my charts -priceless

Joshua Slocum’s book is a joy to read.

Joshua Slocum was a great, great...Uncle of mine. I remember my grandpa showing me and telling me about his book about Joshua Slocum, back in the sixties.

Definitely pretty neat seeing this video pop up. Joshua Slocum is my great great uncle. My grandmother used to talk about him pretty often when I was little.

@CarlosHernandez-iz6np

Жыл бұрын

Yeah ok

@annelbeab8124

Жыл бұрын

Any stories to add?

Interesting and informative. As a sailor myself, and someone that has read his book about his circumnavigation, I find it great to see this presented. As a further surprise, I found out he brought Spray down the Erie Canal. This I did not know, and this shows film footage of the locks in my hometown of Lockport, NY. My home was a five minute walk to the canal, and a ten minute walk to the locks. I was thrilled to see this footage, and now realize I have a connection with Joshua Slocum besides my love for sailing.

@elizabethreynolds3338

2 жыл бұрын

We p stop Timorese

This dude was definetly a rare breed. Absolute legend. Reminds me of the quote from braveheart "every man dies, not every man truly lives" . Josh Slocum lived, more than most of us will. What an adventure.

My great great great grandfather .. nice to see the memory kept alive. I'm the progeny of his son Garfield who ended up in upstate Ny.

I just lived the story, conquering the sea right along Joshua........loved it

he was a distant relative of mine. thank you for sharing this.

That was very well done. Slocum has always been one of my heroes. Now I need to go dig though my moving boxes, find his book, and re-read it.

@johnopalko5223

4 жыл бұрын

@88Gibson LesPaul Yes! I love that one, too.

@jquest43

4 жыл бұрын

@88Gibson LesPaul yes!!

Born in Nova Scotia, naturalized American when he rebuilt Spray and made the trip, and lets not forget his time in the Brazilian Navy! Truly a man of the world, and the sea.

The man had true grit; and to think he maintained his sanity without FaceBook and selfies

@jquest43

4 жыл бұрын

He never got to hear Lil Wayne

@matthewbailey2013

4 жыл бұрын

@@jquest43 whaaaaat ?

@jquest43

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewbailey2013 fer reel,foo! Dat slokum izz a square,NOT a G fooo!

@annapaproc8822

3 жыл бұрын

I think thats precisly why

@edeliteedelite1961

2 жыл бұрын

How could you maintain your sanity with them?

What a nicely done documentary of the Spray and Joshua Slocum, loved it.

Back in the dark ages of school, SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD WAS REQUIRED READING (probably don't have REQUIRED READING anymore). This was back in the 60's,and, I'VE NEVER LOST MY LOVE for this book(It took me some years, but I now have my own copy).⛵⛵⛵⚓⚓⚓✌✌✌✌

At 30:00, you can see Larry Tyler's outboard motor, while he is recreating part of this famous voyage. I too would leverage technology for safety, but it just makes the original voyage that much more incredible.

@brianshook3289

2 жыл бұрын

Well, tyler used an evinrude, Slocum used a Johnson, like a real sailor!

As someone who is a boat captain for a living, I often imagine and fear the sound of a rock on my hull.

@sailingseahawk2012

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t we all

Amazing story! Quite a character living in our hearts, Salut!!, dear Captain!!

He was, is and ever will be the true master off all the seven seas. He achieved of what we dream. He is the sailing legend of the entire world, his name is legacy to all those, who set sail to daring adventures towards unbound freedom. There is nothing like a strong gail, a solid and sturdy boat and the boundless sea, all to be mastered by one man only in face of the eternal. As long as mankind lives on this planet the name " Joshua Slocum" will be spoken out with ore and admiration.

@robertcable8067

Жыл бұрын

in English it should be spelling......... Awe not Ore.which is stuff we mine out of the ground.

@robertcable8067

Жыл бұрын

Also Gail is a girls name Gale is a strong wind

Most interesting and such an adventure. His story.. history and the connections. One the best Time Lines I’ve seen yet.

Thanks very much for this. A great story about a brave and adventurous man that I didn't know.

I gotta also say, this is the most respectful comment section I've ever seen in KZread. Truly inspiring man. I wish I could sail around the world. I'm just an aging man from the Midwest who can't even swim 😂. But I do love sailing story's for some reason. I've even tried convincing my wife we should buy a boat and try it. Just a pipe dream for now I guess.

@danglss76

2 жыл бұрын

Do it , I did .death knocked often but I wouldn't trade that adventure for elons wealth.

@reds1325

2 жыл бұрын

@@danglss76 that's awesome glad someone is out there living the dream. Enjoy and be safe, hopefully someday I'll do the same.

Read Slocum's book years ago. It is a narrative you can't forget.

Definitely an inspiration to a many, of sailors . Including myself.

As always, a beautiful well-presented history. Well spent time watching this. Thanks.

This is my great great great grandpa thanks y’all for loving him

Absolutely brilliant

A life well lived by a courage and far sighted seaman! 🌈

My former girlfriend was Laurie Anne Slocum...she was directly related to Joshua Slocum through her father who was a US Air Force enlisted man at the NORAD base in North Bay, ON - he married a First Nations women from the area in the mid-50's and Laurie was one of the number of children born as a result of the union.

@jquest43

4 жыл бұрын

Second nation's There were others before her Ancient American magazine

@voornaam3191

2 жыл бұрын

@@jquest43 And there will always be people knowing it better. First nation, second nation, who cares? Nations are just nations. Your neighbor is way more important than that over rated nation of yours.

@andrewbrown6522

2 жыл бұрын

Thats a helluva grasp for some fame.. 😂

@tprdfh51

2 жыл бұрын

@@jquest43 can't remember which band her mother was from. The family moved to the US when her father's tour of duty was over.

@gigiis526

2 жыл бұрын

@@voornaam3191 Be nice

What an amazing man. I too am from Nova Scotia

Beautifully written and narrated!

The 1st replica to also circumnavigate was the "Igdrasil" , covered in by a lengthy National Geographic article of the late 30's. In the mid 2000's I stumbled onto it in a boatyard in Anacortes WA where it was undergoing repairs.

They are nice stories on the sailboats, loved watching

this was my great great great grandfather

Excellent video thanks

I'm glad to have looked at this video ,captivating & left me wanting to know more about Joshua Slocum . He certainly had wander lust in his veins , he knew something bigger was out there and wanted to explore it for himself .

Many years ago I had the great pleasure of reading his book while sailing from LA to Honolulu. We spent three days in a Cat 1 hurricane. Reading about Slocum's challenges made our predicament seem less daunting.

I watched the entire documentary with a smile on my face and hope in my heart.

Navigated with standard household clock and spread tacks on the deck as an alarm against unwanted intruders whole at anchor. Have read his book countless times. What a man.

@petersattler3454

Жыл бұрын

While at anchor.. auto correct.

That was a man from a time when the ships were made of wood and the men were made of steel.

@MusicWorld-zy6dl

4 жыл бұрын

And now how is it? ships are made of steel and men are made of ....wood

@rajamata1

4 жыл бұрын

@@MusicWorld-zy6dl Sailboats are plastic nowadays so what are the men?

@MusicWorld-zy6dl

4 жыл бұрын

Rajamata, I think abuimen just replied men are made of wool lol

@tehallanaz

4 жыл бұрын

I've got wood

@apexmaintenance461

4 жыл бұрын

And now the ships are made of steel and the men are made of madness.

Great story! Thanks.

Read his book as a teen and loved it

Thx Timeline love these posts.

Wow. Great story, great life.

i sat and had an Xmas lunch with David many years ago.. and was left totally in awe of the man .

the audio version of his book is available on YT. while reading the letter Slocum wrote in his own hand i am impressed with his spelling given that he only had 2 yrs of formal education!

Very recommendable!

The goat ate his Caribbean chart for lunch! Damn!

Great book, I enjoyed it so much 👍

Narrated by Patrick Watson. Don't know who that is but sounds familiar from other docs. Good voice for it. Glad I drifted upon this doc as had never heard of Slocum and his voyages. Amazing.

@richardjoyce2196

Жыл бұрын

canadian journalist of note.....not many around now

Wouldn’t compare anyone to Columbus. Interesting this man is so acclaimed when the world was populated eons prior to his life with a fraction of the geographic knowledge. Those are the true hero’s.

As a sailor, I like to think that Slocum would have wished his life would end at sea rather than in a cosy bed coughing up blood. I'm reminded of a line from "Unchained Melody": "Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea To the open arms of the sea Lonely rivers sigh, "Wait for me, wait for me I'll be coming home, wait for me"

First time I have heard of this fellow. Very fascinating.

@edl617

4 жыл бұрын

The Book is even Better, got line drawings of the vessel and how all his stores were kept in barrels except for his rifle and shotgun

My uncle bought a 40ft wooden sailboat named fayeaway built in the Caribbean in the 1920's I believe, right on the beach by sticking the ribs in the sand starting from there,.the original owner sailed around the world several times taking pictures for magazines with his family, I got to spend a summer living and working on it in dry dock but it had a plack inside that said "If God wanted us to build fiberglass boats he would have made fiberglass trees" lol doesn't make much sense to me but I get the feeling anyone with a wood boat would agree

@ItsJakeStuff

9 ай бұрын

Fayeaway actually means fiberglass in ancient Greek. And fibreglass is made by God; it grows right under the snow..

I believe I might be related to this guy. Some of my family was from Canada and I think my great grandma said that I was. I will have to get the book somewhere. Seems like a interesting man.

This doc is 20 years old??? Don't know what took so long to post but thank you

You need to correct the title to include the “Alone”, which without it, the title is incorrect.

@ralphkrattli6607

3 жыл бұрын

I had the same though first...but then I know what he did...

@willmfrank

3 жыл бұрын

The film does display at least four copies of Slocum's book "Sailing Alone Around the World," so that kinda-sorta makes up for it...I guess.

@susellis493

2 жыл бұрын

The word 'solo' means 'alone'.

Great video, I bought and read his book in High School in the early 60's. Also read other things about him. Time to dig that book out and read it again.

@rayfreeth5156

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I read a long time ago as well Need to read again as well

For what it's worth. In the book, Captain Slocum describes his encounter with a rogue wave of Patagonia. That wave found him on the way to Venezuela in 1909.😪😪😪 This, to me, is the way a real sailor such as Joshua Slocum should go,and, not run down by a steamship.⛵⛵⛵⛵

Years ago, “Uncle” Norman Albury, who ran the sail shop on Man O War Cay, Abaco, Bahamas, told me that Slocum stopped in there to have his sail repaired, AFTER the time everyone said he had disappeared. I asked if he had told anyone this? He said, no, nobody ever asked!

I loved this book. Simple kind english describing drama without hyperbole. Buffalo Bill's autobiography is similarly written. He and Joshua describe near death experiences as if they were a visit to the local supermarket... Bless them and the other pioneers. They inspired my youth and they comfort my advanced years...

Really interesting I had never heard of him

As I am reading some misleading comments, here you have my two cents trying to clarify this: - Joshua Slocum was the first man to circumnavigate the world alone. - Juan Sebastián Elcano was the commander who completed the Spanish expedition that circumnavigated the world from 1519 to 1522. Although this expedition was started under the command of Ferdinand Magellan, he unfortunately died in the Philippines. Hope this helps.

@jpeterman57

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing misleading about it at all. Slocum was the first to solo around the world. Elcano did a half world navigation with a ship full of men after Magellan died. Big difference cuz.

Thank You kindly for posting this!

I feel bad for people who have to imitate a life of someone who was just doing what they love. Be inspired but sail you own seas,find your own path, it will never be a waste of time.

Mr David Jones , shown here at about 18:00 was also a remarkable man. He sailed around the world alone also. And that was after he lost an eye due to an auto accident and a lung due to disease... he passed away at 74 yrs old. 3 years after he was shown on this film. He also "as stated here" built a replica of The Liberdade .. but did have 1 crewmate with him to help sail it which is totally understandable since by that time his health wasn't the best.

I ve loved sailing most of my life and some of it came reading his book. One part when he said he got his boat so balanced (his boat a yawl) he didin t touch the helm for 2 weeks and stayed on course. I think he did not get lost just found the the perfect island..

Nice story

Tremendous true story

Bravo

Super video, thank you! ⛵️🍾❤️

Interesting

A great sailor,author,boat builder,navigator,adventurer and all round he man .He will always be remembered.(36 ft. boat).

Living the life

Legends Never Die 🙌

I always thought that his story would have made a fantastic movie

Fantastic program. Never heard of Slocum. I must read his book. TY

Oh hey this guy is my great great great great grandfather

Linden MacIntyre narrating…BONUS that was brilliant 🌞

Great post, Eagles calling out for dramatic effect? Sound clown does not live by salt water.

I built my Herreshoff Marco Polo in the early 70's, inspired in part by Slocum, the Smeetons, Irving Johnson, John Guzzwell, Sir Francis and all the others who were doing it back in the day when some islanders might invite you to BE dinner rather then just come to dinner. Being the 'First' must have been a real experience of discovery. -Veteran '66-68

@beedalton9675

2 жыл бұрын

Im a merchant sailor.. Love the water and adventure Jules vern 20.000 leagues under the sea.. Mr slocum was a true sailor👍

reading his book right now!

Thank you... I enjoyed this tremendously

Don't know how I got to this video but I'm sure glad I did! INCREDIBLE

its worth noting there was no stainless steel, or freeze dried food, no zip loc bags or nylon or plastic. Everything was canned food or caught by hand, everything was canvas and wool or leather. the overall weight of things was immense. No such thing as Walmart or a convenience store. If you landed someplace barren and rocky that's what there was. Nothing more, but you might be happy to have reached dry land. No telephones or radios, navigation did not include GPS and the compass, well it was nailed to the deck.

@edl617

4 жыл бұрын

don't forget the barrels he kept all his stores in. plus his lever action and rifle and shotgun he took along

@dulls8475

4 жыл бұрын

The boat was also poor.

@edl617

4 жыл бұрын

@@dulls8475 Replica's of the Spray has been sailed around the world since. In reading Slocum's book. The point of sail he rarely took was close haul. Broad Reach and before the wind is what he did the most.

@dulls8475

4 жыл бұрын

@@edl617 I agree and he was sensible to keep the boat off the wind. If you were going to go around the world a Spray is the last thing i would pick. I have sailed a spray bought by a friend many times.

@raulthepig5821

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he had to show his passport, check in with customs and immigration and declare his rifle at every country he entered. @@edl617

Anyone know what the song was that was playing during the credits?

Great story.i wonder if he didn't make his last voyage public ,he would have sailed on .✌

The Spray sailed through my childhood...

This is a very nice documentary 🥰

Not first to solo circumnavigate, just the first to write and publish a book about it...

An XLNT and heartfelt account. Thank you!

Let's not forget Sir Francis Chichester. On 27 August 1966 Chichester sailed his ketch Gipsy Moth IV from Plymouth in the United Kingdom and returned there after 226 days of sailing on 28 May 1967, having circumnavigated the globe, with one stop (in Sydney). By doing so, he became the first person to achieve a true circumnavigation of the world solo from West to East via the great Capes. The voyage was also a race against the clock, as Chichester wanted to beat the typical times achieved by the fastest fully crewed clipper ships during the heyday of commercial sail in the 19th century.

@nncoco

4 жыл бұрын

His book is in my donation box. I am going to retrieve it now.

@FinkNZRat

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about Sir Francis. I was always taught he was the first to circumnavigate the world solo. I'd never heard of Slocum until I came upon this video.

@jpeterman57

2 жыл бұрын

Slocum did it with only a busted timepiece. Nuff said.

@BillSikes.

2 жыл бұрын

@@jpeterman57 Yes but Joshua stopped countless times, Chichester stopped only once, and he went by way of The Three Great Capes, Joshua didn't he took the easiest route, staying much further North thereby avoiding most of The Southern Ocean and 'The Roaring Forties' (The Terrific Storms found down there in those High Southern Lattitudes) Robin Knox Johnson was the first to circumnavigate the globe without stopping at all, it took him 306 days ! nevertheless Captain Slocum will always be remembered for being the first to sail the entire the globe alone even tho he did stop it's still a truly remarkable accomplishment for which he has my highest respect

@marcelmurgatroyd5272

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillSikes. no radio, no life raft,no hope of rescue if his skill health or luck failed. Men who knew as Tillman aptly put it, for Slocum "every herring hangs on its own tail.

Id heard of him but never knew he was a Cannuck!

Am much as i enjoy westurns I never thought I would thank that. I would appecite, love to see this made into a movie even if it be a IFC film. I am sure there is a old Blue Wale that once seen Captain Joshua Slocum That is still alive or swam next to him. As a boy in the 80s i always loved seening old ships from 200 300+ yrs old in books. Thk u for this seems the older i get i pick up hobbies that i used to hat dislike not interested. As such writing. HOw ever i do have literature form the eraly 2000s was not not into writing back then as i was trying to win a scholarship but instead won publishing rights. anyways being inspired to write a book or two will be a challange there for i do not spell well was not taught in school in the 90s. After hearing all about this man I am stronger this much now to grasp this knollage. Thk u aging

If you have time, get yourself a copy of his book, Sailing Alone Around the World, because he is a simple man whose diary is resplendent with deep understanding and faith. It is a foundational work to read and appreciate because it is all real and true!

@dougalannh

2 жыл бұрын

His writing is wonderful and full of humor as well, I urge folks to give it a try.

I wore put several copies of his book