Joshua Slocum (1844–1909?) was the first person to circumnavigate the world alone. He sailed Spray, his rebuilt sloop, from Boston in April 1895, and returned three years later after a 74000-km journey. His book 'Sailing Alone Around the World' is a first-hand account of his remarkable voyage. Slocum was born in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. He left home as a teen for a life at sea as a merchant sailor. Later he became a captain and owner of several sailing ships. One of his stops in his around the world voyage was his boyhood home of Briar Island, NS.
