Maritime Note
- Cook Begins his third voyage (12 July 1776)
Cook Landing Site James Cook's third and final voyage took the route from Plymouth via Tenerife and Cape Town to New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands, and along the North American coast to the Bering Strait.
At Kealakekua Bay, a number of quarrels broke out between the Europeans and Hawaiians culminating in Cook's death in a violent exchange on 14 February 1779. The command of the expedition was assumed by Charles Clerke who tried in vain to find the Northwest Passage before his own death from tuberculosis. Under the command of John Gore the crews returned to a subdued welcome in London in October 1780.
Read the complete article on Wikipedia.com.
There is actually a musical tie-in to this event! Discover I Killed Captain Cook by the Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Musical Acts
- Dean
- 2025/03/27
Wayland Shantymen
- Kate Locksley
- 2022/07/26
The Teacups
- shantycollective@gmail.com
- 2023/03/30
The London Sea Shanty Collective
- Dean
- 2023/01/19
Gareth Scott
- Dean
- 2023/01/20
Shropshire Boatmen
Venues and Events
- tonygoodenough@hotmail.com
- 2025/09/24
Dunmore East – Nimmo 200 Seafaring Festival of Music and Song
- Dean
- 2022/07/25
Festival of Sail presented by LAMI
- tonygoodenough@hotmail.com
- 2025/10/08
Cutty Sark Sea Shanty Singers
- tom@tomkastle.com
- 2022/07/25
Chicago Maritime Festival
- Kathy Whisler
- 2022/10/23