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The Globe Star Voyage of Marvin C. Creamer

Follow Marvin C. Creamer's incredible journey aboard the Globe Star, a specially built steel-hulled yacht, as he circumnavigated the globe without using any navigational instruments. From treacherous storms to endless repair jobs, experience the triumphs and challenges faced on this historic voyage.

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The Globe Star Voyage of Marvin C. Creamer

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  1. Multimedia Production by Ralph V. Harvey

  2. The Globe Star Voyage

  3. The Globe Star Voyage ofMarvin C. Creamer

  4. The Globe Star Voyage December 21, 1982 – May 17, 1984 ofMarvin C. Creamer

  5. The Globe Star The Designer of the Globe Star was Brewer, Wallstrom & Associates, Inc.of Brooklin, Maine. These drawings were borrowed from Ted Brewer's website. The HUROMIC 35 is the current version of the GODERICH 35

  6. The Globe Star Specially Built 36 ft. Steel-Hulled Yacht

  7. Preparation At least two of everything!

  8. Volvo Engine donated by Volvo. Marvin Creamer picked it up in Virginia and hauled it to Canada on a utility trailer for installation in the Globe Star!

  9. ARGOS Transmitter installed by Lee Houchins of the Smithsonian. It kept the Coast Guard informed of the Globe Star's position – most of the time!

  10. No compass, sextant or even a wristwatch was permitted! An hour glass was used to time the watches

  11. Home for the next 18 months

  12. The winch was trouble and portholes were later reinforced

  13. Cold December in Greenwich

  14. Sunday before departure - several inches of snow!

  15. Bringing Globe Star from Greenwich to National Park

  16. The Globe Star

  17. Official Farewell in National Park, NJ

  18. Official Farewell in National Park, NJ

  19. Official Farewell in National Park, NJ

  20. Official Farewell in National Park, NJ

  21. Official Farewell in National Park, NJ

  22. Glassboro Junior High School Band

  23. Official Farewell in National Park, NJ

  24. Official Farewell in National Park, NJ

  25. Experts said the voyage was suicidal

  26. CBS Channel 10

  27. Official Farewell in National Park, NJ

  28. Channel 6 ABC bids good bye

  29. Last Minute Check

  30. Good Bye!

  31. First Leg: Cape May, NJ to Cape Town, South Africa

  32. The stormy December seas soon calmed

  33. Solar panels to keep batteries charged were installed at sea

  34. Endless Repair Jobs!

  35. Endless Repair Jobs!

  36. Sahara Dust on the Sails

  37. Accompanying Creamer on this leg were George Baldwin and Jeff Herdelin. Globe Star arrived in Cape Town March 31, 1983 after 100 days at sea. She traveled 7,800 nautical miles or 8,980 statute miles on the first leg of her voyage. There was a serious fire in the galley due to faulty oven construction, a sail was badly slashed and a container of kerosene went overboard during a 40 knot blow with 25-ft seas, a crew (George) received a gash and broken nose and the ARGOS transmitter quit, but the voyage to Cape Town was otherwise uneventful. When the ARGOS signals ceased, newspapers in America reported the boat and crew missing at sea, but Blanche Creamer had more confidence in her husband's navigational skills than in an electronic gadget. The Globe Star remained in Cape Town about 6 weeks to make repairs and adjustments and to stock supplies for the second leg to Australia.

  38. Rocky coasts are to be avoided at night!

  39. Globe Star berthed in the Cape Yacht Club

  40. The press gave the crew a front page welcome!

  41. Port Captain from the Slocum Society, George Baldwin & Jeff Herdelin

  42. Second Leg: Cape Town, South Africa to Australia

  43. Jeff Herdelin & Rick Kuzyk, Cape Town - Hobart

  44. Rick Kuzyk

  45. Arrival in Tasmania – August 12, 1983

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