Around the world in a canoe?

[stevet]

Never heard of this fellow…worthy of further research

The Death-Defying Attempt to Circumnavigate the World in a Canoe

How Captain John Voss put his dugout canoe—and himself—to the ultimate test

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[tketcham]

I just read Voss' account in "40,000 Miles In A Canoe". Great read; impressive sailing and navigation skills.

40,000 Miles in a Canoe|Paperback

In May 1901, just three years after Joshua Slocum's legendary solo voyage around the world, another professional seaman idled by the passing of the Age of Sail set off on an extraordinary ocean journey. Saying goodbye to his wife and children, he put to sea from Victoria, British Columbia, with...

www.barnesandnoble.com

 

[stevet]

Thanks…I’ll check that out.

 

[Gamma1214]

Looks like a good mid-winter read but that's pretty hard core... I'll be using a double blade to run waterfalls in an inflatable before you'll see me trying that. (I mean, I get off trail when there are trails!)

 

[kahel]