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

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he named

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("Friend" in Chinook jargon). Initially a carpenter, Voss apprenticed on a ship voyaging around

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and thereafter lived primarily as a sailor. In 1901 Voss began his most noteworthy voyage with his friend

Norman Luxton Norman K. Luxton (November 2, 1876 – October 26, 1962) was a pioneer in the Canadian Rockies known as "Mr. Banff". With John Voss, he attempted to sail around the world in an old red cedar Indian dug-out canoe. On his return to Canada, he wo ...

and ending alone in 1904. He chronicled this and other notable voyages in ''The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss''.

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John Claus Voss
(Spanish) 1858 births 1922 deaths Canadian sailors Maritime writers Canadian non-fiction writers {{Canada-nonfiction-writer-stub

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