020_Strange_Wonderful_World-Fagen-Two Voyages Two Voyages Across the Pacific in Very Small Craft Aired 11/2/09 In the 1950s, an Australian crosses the Pacific in an amphibious Jeep. In the 1960s, an American crosses the Pacific a 13-foot sailboat.
019_Strange_Wonderful_World-Fagen-Slocum: Sailing Alone Around the World Aired 10/19/09 JOSHUA SLOCUM: SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD. In 1898, Slocum competed the world’s first solo circumnavigation. Although he dropped out of school at 10, his classic book about the adventure has been continuously in print for 110 years.