HOW DID MASSACHUSETTS SEA CAPTAIN JOSHUA SLOCUM – THE FIRST AN TO SAIL SOLO AROUND THE WORLD – FIGHT OFF PIRATES ATTACKING HIS SLOOP? July 14, 2017 By Show answer HE TURNED AWAY THE BAREFOOT PIRATES BY SPREADING CARPET TACKS ON THE DECK OF HIS BOAT. SLOCUM COMPLETED HIS HISTORIC 46,000-MIOLE, 38-MONTH VOYAGE IN 1898 More General Knowledge Questions