Outstanding Sailors Seamanship and Stunts

[Delancey]

Wow! Thirty posts and not a single hat tip for Slocum?

[Delancey]

Originally Posted by salticrak

Rory McDougall surely must get a mention here,he circumnavigated on a 21 ft Wharram cat.

Boat was called "Cooking Fat", now swap the first letter in each of those two words.

[Steve Bean]

Marvin Creamer, American, circumnavigated with crew, without any navigational instruments, not even clock or compass. 1982-1984

[Steve Bean]

Alberto Torroba, Argentine, crossed the Pacific in a dugout canoe without instruments. He observed the stars and knew which stars pass over his intended destinations; he used a plumbbob to sail under the desired star.

[double u]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carlin

[Steadman Uhlich]

Originally Posted by UNCIVILIZED

In the context of this thread, it's hard for me not to think of Shackleton. Both in his efforts when stuck in the ice, & the voyage from Antartica to the islands to find aid to get his crew off of Antartica. Most any of his adventures would qualify him in my book, let alone the string of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shackleton

It has been a while since I posted in this thread, and I am sorry I missed some of the later posts. Yours included.

Shackleton was an extraordinary adventurer. And that voyage is one that we should all learn about. It shows the grit and courage to face bad odds and the will power to survive. Such an outstanding story of survival and courage, and seamanship.

Thanks for adding him to the mix on this thread.

[hpeer]

Robert Bartlett, contemporary of Shackleton. Those that knew both well thought much more of Barkers. Perry’s ice master who only reluctantly was turned back in the last leg to the pole. Skippered the Keraluk which Stephenson got into trouble and then abandoned. He walked from Wrangle Island to Siberia and down he coast reaching Alaska to mount a rescue mission. The. Went on to sail in the east artic annually for many, many years. His boat the Morrisy is a National Historic Landmark.
Stephenson himself is quite a remarkable individual but more for walking on water than sailing it. Seems he could survive on the bare arctic ice when no one else could. His book “The Friendly Arctic” is interesting.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effie_M._Morrissey
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robe...lett_(explorer)
stephenson viljamar

Then there is Howard Blackbun. Separated from his schooner in a gale he and his mate rowed to Newfoundland. His mate died of hypothermia, Blackburn formed his frozen hands to the oars and rowed on. He suvived, barely, in an extreamly poor outport, and lost all of his fingers and most of his thumbs.

His story brought him donations, enough to buy a tavern in Boston. Boston would go in and out of prohibition, which to Blackburn just meant he had some good seasons and some where he made a bunch. He operated the bar himself opening the bottles and was his own bouncer.

He went to Alaska where he funded a gold expedition but tired of it. He returned to Boston and had a small boat (Great Western) built for him to single hand (minus fingers) across the Atlantic. Then he did it again in the Great Republic. He also pioneered the Great Circle Loop.

Then there was Angus Walter who raced the Bluenose.

These gentlemen, including Slocum, were all from Nova Scotia. Except Bartlett who was from Newfoundland.

[Steadman Uhlich]

Originally Posted by hpeer

Robert Bartlett, contemporary of Shackleton. Those that knew both well thought much more of Barkers. Perry’s ice master who only reluctantly was turned back in the last leg to the pole. Skippered the Keraluk which Stephenson got into trouble and then abandoned. He walked from Wrangle Island to Siberia and down he coast reaching Alaska to mount a rescue mission. The. Went on to sail in the east artic annually for many, many years. His boat the Morrisy is a National Historic Landmark.
Stephenson himself is quite a remarkable individual but more for walking on water than sailing it. Seems he could survive on the bare arctic ice when no one else could. His book “The Friendly Arctic” is interesting.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effie_M._Morrissey
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robe...lett_(explorer)
stephenson viljamar

Then there is Howard Blackbun. Separated from his schooner in a gale he and his mate rowed to Newfoundland. His mate died of hypothermia, Blackburn formed his frozen hands to the oars and rowed on. He suvived, barely, in an extreamly poor outport, and lost all of his fingers and most of his thumbs.

His story brought him donations, enough to buy a tavern in Boston. Boston would go in and out of prohibition, which to Blackburn just meant he had some good seasons and some where he made a bunch. He operated the bar himself opening the bottles and was his own bouncer.

He went to Alaska where he funded a gold expedition but tired of it. He returned to Boston and had a small boat (Great Western) built for him to single hand (minus fingers) across the Atlantic. Then he did it again in the Great Republic. He also pioneered the Great Circle Loop.

Then there was Angus Walter who raced the Bluenose.

These gentlemen, including Slocum, were all from Nova Scotia. Except Bartlett who was from Newfoundland.

Thank you for adding such interesting names to the mix here on this thread.

I had not heard of them before, so it is good you shared them here. Very interesting sailors.

[CatNewBee]

How about Laura Decker, the 15 y/o girl singlehanded around the world in her Guppy after winning several court cases in Holland. This is dedication to sailing and seamanship.

https://youtu.be/BA60BScgmzw

[JPA Cate]

Originally Posted by CatNewBee

How about Laura Decker, the 15 y/o girl singlehanded around the world in her Guppy after winning several court cases in Holland. This is dedication to sailing and seamanship.

https://youtu.be/BA60BScgmzw

I didn't look at the you tube this time, but Laura Dekker certainly ought to be part of these outstanding sailors. It was not a stunt. She worked very hard both in the physical world of getting her boat ready, but also in the bureaucratic world of getting permission at her age to do what she DID accomplish.

Ann

[DumnMad]

Originally Posted by JPA Cate

I didn't look at the you tube this time, but Laura Dekker certainly ought to be part of these outstanding sailors. It was not a stunt. She worked very hard both in the physical world of getting her boat ready, but also in the bureaucratic world of getting permission at her age to do what she DID accomplish.

Ann

Ann, here's another recourceful woman, Naomi James.
1st woman to solo circum via cape horn nonstop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_James

[calin1967]

I would like to mention here a hero. He has an underpaid job, 21 days of vacation, an ******* as a boss, mortgage, a wife which would prefer all-included vacations in a resort, kids that do not give a **** on sailing, friends risk-adverse, a car that need repairs, a bathroom that needs refit, and he still finds energy, money and time for sailing.

[DumnMad]

Whoops. Naomi James was not non-stop but did the Chichester/clipper route in pretty good time.

[Benz]

Let's not forget Tim Severin, who sailed a leather Curragh from Ireland to Newfoundland to see if St. Brendan could have done so a few centuries earlier.
He then built a Dhow, I think--Sohar--and sailed across the Indian Ocean.
Thor Heyerdahl also built a reed boat (two, actually), to sail across the Atlantic.
And then there's Tilman, who's expeditions on small wooden boats are pretty legendary. Not the best writer, but a pretty good sailor.
If even 10% of Tristan Jones' wild tales are true, he deserves at least a mention.

[hpeer]

Steadman,

Another truly interesting fact is that at their time Bartlett and Stephenanson we some of the most well known people in the world. Rock stars of the day. That their names have faded while Shackelton remains well known probably has more to do with that they were of megar origins while Shackelton was it the upper crust. Not sure if this reasoning but I believe it is true.