Joshua Slocum Multi-Cache

Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone from April 24, 1895 to June 27, 1898. He was born on North Mountain, February 20, 1844 and lived at Westport until he went to sea in 1860. In 1900 he wrote a book about his journey, Sailing Alone Around the World, which became an international best-seller.

His ship was the Spray. He rebuilt the  36 feet 9 in (11.20 m) gaff rigged sloop oyster boat In Fairhaven, Massachusetts. On April 24, 1895, he set sail from Boston, Massachusetts. After an extended visit to his boyhood home at Brier Island and visiting old haunts on the coast of Nova Scotia, Slocum departed North America at Sambro Island Lighthouse near Halifax, Nova Scotia on July 3, 1895.

XXXX is the year the captain and the Spray were lost at sea.

CALC AAA = XXXX - 1546

CALC BBB = XXXX - 1014

This is a two stage multi with check sum AAA = 12, BBB = 22

The Final is at N44 14.AAA W066 21.BBB