词条 | Hubert Marcoux |
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| name = Hubert Marcoux | image = | image_width = | image_caption = | image_alt = | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1941|02|02}} | birth_place = Charlo, New Brunswick, Canada | death_date = 2009 | occupation = Novelist, traveler, sailor, speaker | nationality = Canadian | period = 1980s to 2009 | genre = Sailing, Travel | notableworks = Around the world in 18 years | website = {{URL|http://www.hubertMarcoux.com/}} }}Hubert Marcoux (February 2, 1941 – 2009) was a French-Canadian solo sailor, author and travel writer. After travelling the world for 18 years, Marcoux returned to live with his sister in Bedford, Nova Scotia.[1] His boat, Mon Pays, was wrecked during Hurricane Juan.[2] To pay for boat repairs, Marcoux began writing his first novel, speaking at conferences,[3] and writing for trade magazines. In November 2009, he left Eastern Passage[4] and was supposedly lost on his voyage from Nova Scotia to Bermuda.[5] Education and careerMarcoux studied Commerce at the University of New Brunswick. Marcoux started then sold his two successful Montreal businesses. The first was the manufacture of flight suits. The second was the manufacture of picture frames. VoyageIn August 1981, Maccoux purchased the vessel Jonathan in Daytona Beach, Florida. In 2003, he completed an 18-year world sailing circumnavigation with a solo trip from Australia to Halifax. Lost at seaSailing solo on his boat the Mon Pays, Marcoux left the Eastern Passage on November 9, 2009. He had planned on arriving in Bermuda on November 16. When he didn't arrive, a search was conducted by Canadian and U.S. aircraft. On November 22 the search was scaled back and then stopped shortly after.[6] Mon PaysMon Pays was a Compu-Craft Yacht Design Dimensions boat, LOA 46'.[7] This craft was lost at sea during a northeaster in the Atlantic. WorksAround the World in 18 Years[8]References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cpshalifax.ca/Foghorn/Foghorn_May2004.pdf|format=PDF|date=May 2004|title=Fog Horn : Halifax section|publisher=Cpshalifax.ca|accessdate=2015-08-15}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcoux, Hubert}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2003-09-29-hurricanejuan-canada_x.htm |title=USATODAY.com - Juan hits Canada's eastern coast |publisher=Usatoday30.usatoday.com |date=2003-09-30 |accessdate=2015-08-15}} 3. ^{{cite web |author=Andrew Jefferies |url=http://www.afloat.ca/2009/03/book-around-world-in-18-years.html |title=Afloat: Book review: Around the world in 18 years |publisher=Afloat.ca |date=2009-03-30 |accessdate=2015-08-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120231601/http://www.afloat.ca/2009/03/book-around-world-in-18-years.html |archivedate=2015-11-20 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/search-reveals-no-sign-of-halifax-sailor-1.841374 |title=Search reveals no sign of Halifax sailor - Nova Scotia - CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=2009-11-22 |accessdate=2015-08-15}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Kretschmer |first=John |url=http://aseriousocean.blogspot.ca/2010/05/never-lost-just-hard-to-find.html |title=A Serious Ocean: Never Lost - Just Hard to Find |publisher=Aseriousocean.blogspot.ca |date=2010-05-12 |accessdate=2015-08-15}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sail-worldcruising.com/No-trace-ever-found-of-missing-Canadian-sailor/65001 |title=Sail World - No trace ever found of missing Canadian sailor |publisher=Sail-worldcruising.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-15}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://ccplans.com/index.php?pag_id=51 |title=Compucraft Yacht Designs - Australia's longest serving & most experienced designer of Yachts, Catamarans & Trimarans, SAILING YACHTS, POWER BOATS, MULTI-HULLS, CATAMARANS, TRIMARANS, POWER CATAMARANS and MOTOR LAUNCHES |publisher=Ccplans.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120161214/http://ccplans.com/index.php?pag_id=51 |archivedate=2015-11-20 |df= }} 8. ^{{cite book|first=Hubert |last=Marcoux|title=Around the World in 18 Years|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=63eoygAACAAJ}}|year=2005|publisher=Hubert Marcoux|isbn=978-2-9809149-1-1}} 5 : 1941 births|2009 deaths|Canadian sailors|Writers from Nova Scotia|Université de Moncton alumni |
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