. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁he ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Portugal ▁in ▁the ▁twenty - five - foot ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Fish ing ▁s loop ▁Great ▁Republic , ▁making ▁the ▁trip ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁days . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁again ▁set ▁out ▁alone , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁sail ing ▁d ory ▁America , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁bad ▁weather . ▁Black burn ▁also ▁circ umn avig ated ▁the ▁Eastern ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁going ▁down ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁and ▁back ▁up ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Se ab o ard . ▁The ▁S loop ▁" Gre at ▁Republic " ▁and ▁the ▁D ory ▁" America " ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁Cape ▁Ann ▁Museum , ▁in ▁Gl ouc ester . ▁ ▁Black burn ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ; ▁his ▁fun eral ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Fish erm en ’ s ▁Rest ▁section ▁of ▁Be ech bro ok ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Memorial ▁race ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁Black burn ▁Challenge ▁is ▁held ▁ann ually . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 - mile ▁open - water ▁race ▁circ umn avig ating ▁Cape ▁Ann ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁human - power ed ▁craft . ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁was ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁Black burn ▁Challenge . ▁ ▁Black burn ▁Ta vern ▁still ▁stands ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of