John Voss (sailor) explained
| John Claus Voss |
| Birth Date: | 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Schleswig-Holstein[1] |
| Death Date: | 1922 |
| Occupation: | Ship Captain |
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]
Further reading
- Book: MacFarlane . John . Salmon . Lynn J. . Around the World in a Dugout Canoe . . Madeira Park, British Columbia . 2019.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Johannes Claus Voss: Mit dem Einbaum übers Meer . Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsvedag . 2012-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120312153303/http://www.shz.de/serien/uebersicht-schleswig-holsteins-entdecker/artikelansicht-schleswig-holsteins-entdecker/article//johannes-claus-voss-mit-dem-einbaum-uebers-meer.html . 12 March 2012 . dead .
- Book: Voss, John . The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss . 1913 . Martin Hopkinson . .
