In 1982, a hobby sailor and retired geography professor named
Marvin Creamer embarked on a very special circumnavigation: On his
36’ steel ketch, Globe Star, Creamer and his crew ventured out
into the Atlantic a few days before Christmas on the first leg of
the voyage, bound for Africa. On board they carried absolutely no
navigation instruments of any kind: no LORAN, no GPS or AIS
(civilian versions of which did not, in any case, exist in 1982),
no sextant or astrolabe, no radar . . . nothing. They didn’t even
have a clock on board. They had some rudimentary charts and maps of
the trade winds and that was it. What they did carry with them was
Marv’s blue-water sailing experience and his knowledge of the
Earth, the stars, and of the winds and waves. Eighteen months
later, Creamer returned, having shown the world—or as much of it
as was paying any attention—that one could sail around the globe
without using any instruments. Creamer’s intent was to prove that
such a voyage could be successful, showing that ancient
peoples—e.g., the Norse, the South Pacific Islanders, and
possibly others—could well have traveled the world’s oceans
using only their brains, their five senses, and the experience of
multiple generations of their seafaring ancestors. The trip was
ultimately successful, but Creamer was beset by almost-constant
problems. That makes for an exciting tale, and provides some
exceptional examples of seafaring ingenuity and sheer determination
on the part of Creamer. The author was given exclusive access to
Creamer’s diaries, photos, and other memorabilia by Creamer’s
family.
General
| Imprint: |
Sheridan House
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Rod Scher
|
| Dimensions: |
232 x 159 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
312 |
| Edition: |
Annotated edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4930-6569-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-4930-6569-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781493065691 |
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