We see the same spirit manifested occasionally nowadays when some New Englander crosses the ocean in a dory, or circumnavigates the world alone in a 30-foot sloop.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot
Singapore is situated exactly halfway, when a vessel, starting from Sweden, circumnavigates Asia and Europe.
"The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II"
A.E. Nordenskieold