John Voss (sailor)
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Born | 1858 Schleswig-Holstein[1] |
Died | 1922 |
Occupation | Ship Captain |
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John (sometimes "Jack") Claus Voss (born Johannes Claus Voss; 1858–1922) was a German-Canadian sailor best known for sailing around the world in a modified dug-out canoe he named Tilikum ("Friend" in Chinook jargon). Initially a carpenter, Voss apprenticed on a ship voyaging around Cape Horn and thereafter lived primarily as a sailor.
In 1901, Voss began his most noteworthy voyage with his friend Norman Luxton, ending alone in 1904. He chronicled this and other notable voyages in The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss.[2]
References
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- ^ "Johannes Claus Voss: Mit dem Einbaum übers Meer". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsvedag. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ Voss, John (1913). The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss. Martin Hopkinson – via Faded Page.
Further reading
[edit]- MacFarlane, John; Salmon, Lynn J. (2019). Around the World in a Dugout Canoe. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing.
External links
[edit]- Works by John Claus Voss at Faded Page (Canada)
- John Claus Voss (Spanish)