Tom Faranda's Folly

Great story: the man who sailed around the world with no instruments (not even a compass or watch)

—

by

in Uncategorized

I loved it. This is an obituary from the NY Times for "Marvin Creamer, a Mariner Who Sailed Like the Ancients, Dies at 104".

No GPS for him, not even a sextant; the sun and the stars did nicely. He was the first recorded person to sail round the world without navigational instruments.

And here's a website dedicated to the man and the voyage.

http://www.globestar.org/

Comments

One response to “Great story: the man who sailed around the world with no instruments (not even a compass or watch)”

the Regent of Rapids – Sweat

August 21, 2020

In navigation, Marvin Creamer is definitely the Cream of the Crop !

Reply

Leave a Reply to the Regent of Rapids – Sweat Cancel reply