# Captain Howard — Sailing Alone Around the World character guide

> Captain Howard in Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Howard, pilot Howard

**First appearance:** 0007-vi

## Who they are

A pilot who assists the Spray in port.

## Relationships

### [Spray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sailing_alone_around_the_world_se/characters/spray)

_professional_

Captain Howard has a professional engagement with the Spray, possibly as a pilot or harbor master.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sailing_alone_around_the_world_se/chapters/vi)

An old friend who accompanies Slocum on the Spray to Buenos Aires, witnesses her self-steering, and prepares a fish chowder.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sailing_alone_around_the_world_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned as the pilot who joined for the upriver sail.

### [Repairing the Spray's Sails](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sailing_alone_around_the_world_se/chapters/ix)

Captain of the Colombia, provides supplies.

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