John Voss (sailor)

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John Claus Voss
Born1858
Schleswig-Holstein[1]
Died1922
OccupationShip Captain
Captain John Voss aboard Tilikum

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

Tilikum plaque
  1. ^ "Johannes Claus Voss: Mit dem Einbaum übers Meer". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsvedag. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ Voss, John (1913). The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss. Martin Hopkinson – via Faded Page.

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