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Joshua Slocum’s *Sailing Alone Around the World* details his remarkable 1900 journey aboard the sloop *Spray*. The book chronicles his three-year circumnavigation, a feat previously unmatched by any solo sailor. Slocum's detailed account offers insights into 19th-century seafaring and navigation. It is of interest to maritime historians, travel enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by adventurous exploration and self-reliance.
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Sailing Alone Around the World ranks #19 of 178 in the Travelogue ranking, behind My First Summer in the Sierra, ahead of The Voyage of the Beagle.
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What was the name of Joshua Slocum's boat?
Joshua Slocum sailed a wooden, gaff-rigged oyster sloop named the *Spray*. He rebuilt the rotting vessel from the keel up himself before setting off on his solo journey from Boston in 1895.
When was Sailing Alone Around the World published?
Joshua Slocum published his famous memoir, *Sailing Alone Around the World*, in 1900. The book was initially published serially in *The Century Magazine* before being compiled into a single volume.
How long did it take Joshua Slocum to complete his circumnavigation?
The entire solo circumnavigation took Slocum just over three years, as he set sail in 1895 and dropped anchor in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1898. He logged an impressive distance of more than 46,000 miles during the voyage.
Did Joshua Slocum have a modern compass on the Spray?
Slocum famously lacked an accurate marine chronometer and advanced navigational tools for much of the journey. Instead, he navigated the *Spray* across the vast Pacific Ocean using a cheap tin clock and a method of dead reckoning.
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