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Another hint for trivia post 5134, posted yesterday above: The primary celestial object, one of the brightest stars, used in the navigation of this voyage of exploration, can be seen from the deck of Capitola Boat Club on February evenings, but not from the deck of Richmond Yacht Club, nor from Inverness YC. Identify this star and you will be closer to answering the trivia: "what was this famous voyage of exploration that a family member of the SSS Forum navigated?"
 
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Philpott said:
Polaris
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Polaris, the North Star, is nowhere near "one of the brightest stars," ranking #50 in brightness. As well, Polaris is visible from most everywhere in the N. Hemisphere, including RYC, IYC, CBC, EYC, and Seattle YC. The very bright star I refer to is not visible from any of those yacht clubs except CBC, here in Capitola. But we are not looking for a star, we are looking for the name of a famous Voyage of Exploration, and if you can find it, the name of the navigator who made it possible (not mandatory) for the ice cream.
 
Huh. Well, it is sad that I am so dim about that. Get it? Dim? But on the upside, I have discovered Mitchell's ice cream here in my neighborhood at Soi Four restaurant.

Ube-Macapuno - Purple yam blended with sweet, meaty coconut, both imported from the Philippines.

I ordered it up as an appetizer and ate it so fast I forgot to photograph it. Oops.
 
sleddog said:
Hi Ants, The Transglobe Expedition certainly qualifies as Epic. However, it is not the voyage of exploration to which I refer. Please feel free to try again.
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Try again - thank you, I will.

The time of the voyage was 1982-1984

The name of the expedition was the Globe Star expedition by Marvin Creamer.

One of the stars could have been Canopus, also known as Alpha Carnal.

Creamer had 9 separate crew during the voyage. I am not familiar with current SSS members, so the best I can do is list the Creamer crew
George Baldwin
Jesse Edwards
Ed Gibson
Bob Kout
Bob Watson
Nick Gill
Jeff Hardalin
Rick Kuzyk
Dave Lansdale

Hopefully, if the above is correct, someone can get the final designation.

Cheers,
Ants
 
AntsUiga said:
Try again - thank you, I will. The time of the voyage was 1982-1984.The name of the expedition was the Globe Star expedition by Marvin Creamer. One of the stars could have been Canopus, also known as Alpha Carnal. Cheers, Ants
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Hi Ants, Your persistence has got us halfway home. The second brightest star in the sky is Canopus, and curiously it is not visible at a latitude north of Capitola..Just further south and into the S.Hemisphere. I am not familiar with Marvin Creamer's Globe Star Expedition. But no, that is not the epic voyage of exploration to which I refer. Carry on and guess again. You are closer than anyone. Since Philpott offered my Macapuno as a prize to her trivia a while back, I will offer a bowl of her purple yam and coconut icecream should you or another furnish the correct answer and be in her vicinity.
 
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sleddog said:
Carry on and guess again. You are closer than anyone. Since Philpott offered my Macapuno as a prize to her trivia a while back, I will offer a bowl of her purple yam and coconut icecream should you or another furnish the correct answer and be in her vicinity.
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That would be an acceptable resolution to me. I am in North Oakland, kids.
 
Just a wild guess.
Would that be Paul Larsen navigating the Alexandra Shackleton in the recreation of Sir Ernest's epic rescue voyage?
Chasing Shackleton.
 
Daydreamer said:
Just a wild guess.
Would that be Paul Larsen navigating the Alexandra Shackleton in the recreation of Sir Ernest's epic rescue voyage?
Chasing Shackleton.
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Shackleton's Voyage from Elephant Island to South Georgia and Frank Worsley's navigation certainly ranks at the top of small boat voyaging anytime, anywhere..Thank you for reminding us. The JAMES CAIRD was more a voyage of Survival. And no, it's re-creation is not the answer. Please guess again. BTW, will be leaving today for Gerstle Cove, Salt Point, returning Friday. Though I will be off grid, should someone guess the correct answer in my absence, it will be acknowledged by an interested party cognizant of the history of this Voyage of Exploration using the bright star Canopus as an important assist.
 
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Here's my wild guess, but only if great-great-great-great grandfathers count and planets count as stars..., now that I write it, I'm so wrong. My head must be spinning backwards.
The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771. It was the first of three Pacific voyages of which James Cook was the commander. The aims of this first expedition were to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun (3–4 June that year), and to seek evidence of the postulated Terra Australis Incognita or "undiscovered southern land".
 
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sleddog said:
Hi Ants, Your persistence has got us halfway home. The second brightest star in the sky is Canopus, and curiously it is not visible at a latitude north of Capitola..Just further south and into the S.Hemisphere. I am not familiar with Marvin Creamer's Globe Star Expedition. But no, that is not the epic voyage of exploration to which I refer. Carry on and guess again. You are closer than anyone. Since Philpott offered my Macapuno as a prize to her trivia a while back, I will offer a bowl of her purple yam and coconut icecream should you or another furnish the correct answer and be in her vicinity.
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How many times can I be wrong, time will tell.

Another guess.

Voyage started in 1947

Common name is the Kon Tiki Expedition

Skipper - Thor Heyerdahl

Crew- Knut Haugland
Bengt Danielsson
Torsten Raaby
Herman Watzinger

And finally, the Navigator was Erik Hesselberg.

Mr Hesselberg, to the SSS courtesy phone please.

Cheers,
Ants
 
AntsUiga said:
How many times can I be wrong, time will tell.

Another guess.

Voyage started in 1947

Common name is the Kon Tiki Expedition

Skipper - Thor Heyerdahl

Crew- Knut Haugland
Bengt Danielsson
Torsten Raaby
Herman Watzinger

And finally, the Navigator was Erik Hesselberg.

Mr Hesselberg, to the SSS courtesy phone please.

Cheers,
Ants
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Sorry, Mr. Ants. Not Kon Tiki. Try again.
 
sleddog said:
Sorry, Mr. Ants. Not Kon Tiki. Try again.
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Sleddog - you do not make this easy. Nevertheless….

Date 1962

Voyage - recreation of Christopher Columbus voyage from Canaries to San Salvador.

Portolans were used for navigation if a historic one could be found. No equipment other than what Columbus would have carried.

Robert Marx was pilot-navigator.
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Columbus made it in 36 days. The re-enactors got to San Salvador, much later, with an emergency food drop.

Cheers,
Ants
 
Then we simply disagree about which was "the most audacious, well planned, and successful voyage of exploration ever undertaken." These superlatives make the answer subjective.

Edit: I now see in post #5141 that you rephrased the question to include navigation by a family member of an SSS poster. I have no way of knowing this detail but I still think it is a space voyage - perhaps one of the Jupiter fly-bys or Voyager expeditions. Both used Canopus Star Trackers for navigation.
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BobJ said:
Then we simply disagree about which was "the most audacious, well planned, and successful voyage of exploration ever undertaken." These superlatives make the answer subjective.
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Not subjective: the father of one of our posters was primary navigator. More knowledge gained than any other voyage of exploration. A bright star used as primary aid to navigation. Carry on. Wind at Salt Point currently NW 18-22, seas 6-9'.
 
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