Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-10
WATERLOO cANoEiST PLANS TO
CIRCLE GLOBE IN FRAiL
CRAFT.
WILL TAKE FIVE YEARS
TO COMPLETE VOYAGE
Plans to Hug Coast Practically All the
Way, Longest Open Sea Trip Being
Between Farce Islands and Iceland
Will Be Accompanied by Wife-ltin-
erary of Proposed Trip.

Waterloo, Aug. 10.-A trip around
the world in a canoe in FIVE years!
When John Clifford made a SINH
lar voyage in a 2O-fot sailing craft,
the world hailed it as a perilous nau-
teal achievement.
But a canoe! Most people dread
the danger of a ride on the placid
Cedar in such an unstable craft.
In his coy cottage northwest of
Sans Souci Albert G. Sarchet. man
ager of the Blackhawk County Alb
stract company, has a bundle OF
charts, geographical data and map
OF the world. His spare moments are
devoted to the outlining OF an itln-
erary which may, in the near tut
ure, start him and his wife on trip
unique in the annals of seacraft.
Mr. and Mrs. Sarchet will not go
from San Francisco direct to HAWAII,
nor from New York direct TO Liver
pool. or Paris. They will hug the
coast of the continents and voyage
across the oceans at their narrowest
necks-and straits.
The longest stretch of open sea In
the 5000 mile journey will be pc
tween the Farce Islands and Iceland.
Here's the Itinerary.
AS now planned the voyage would
be I'D the west coast of North Amer
lea, across Behring strait, down the
coast of Eastern Asia, along the
southern coast of that continent, thru
the Red Sea, thru the Suez canal,
ret #
ranean Sea, thru the strait of Glib
raltar, along the west coast Of Eur
ope, across the English channel. up
east coast of England and scotland
TO Orkney. Shetland and Faroe
Islands. Iceland, Greenland; thence
to Baffinsland, down east coast OF
Labrador, thru the Gulf Of ST. Law =
renee, along east coast OF the
United States, along the Gulf OF Mex
leo, thru the Panama cana! and along
west coast of Mexico and California
to place Of beginning.
The canoe trip taken this summer
from here to Chicago was just a basa-
telle, they say.
Mr.. Sarchet is intimately acquaint-
ed with all the islands in the Pacinc
and especially with conditions along
the western coast Of Asia, where he
spent several years as member OF
the United States navy.
IF there is no Storm" said Mr..
Sarchet today. ''the canoe will safely
ride waves ten or twelve feet high.
A sharp crest such as is caused by
a high wind adds to the danger. But
we do not anticipate rough sea con-
net If
wind is high and the waves have
sharp crests we wit lay over until the
storm subsidies
Longest Open Sea Voyage.
THE longest voyage in open sea
conditions" he continued, will be be-
tween the Farce Islands and Iceland.
But the distance there is not SO long
as it appears from the map. The de-
grees of latitude are much longer
there than near the equator"
II. Mr.. Sarchet were to equip his
canoe with motor he could make the
world voyage IN twelve months. The
cost for gasolene would be somewhere
between $3.50 and $500 depending large
~ on the price in the remote parts OF
the world. for it would be impossible
to carry a large supply.
AS for the expense, Mr.. Sarchet
says he would not wish to get along
with less than $1,000 year IF
we had an allotment of $4,000 yearly
he explained, sit would be possible for
us to go to hotels and get better rest.
On the lower allotment we would be
compelled TO economic, spending
most OF the time in camp at night"
If the trip eventuates Mr.. Sarchet
probably will negotiate a journalistic
connection which will not only pay