Martel began his career as a privateer during the War of Spanish Succession, turning to piracy after the Treaty of Utrecht ended the war. [3 ] By September 1713 he was active off Jamaica taking several ships with his 8-gun, 80-man sloop.
A former college athlete, Martel won the 100 meter hurdles in the U.S. National Masters Track and Field Championships in 1997, running the fastest time in the world for his age group.
John Martel and his wife Kathy have traveled extensively and enjoyed the entire coastline of Canada via water as much as possible, closing the loop in 2009 by exploring the fabled North West Passage.
Martel is a 1948 graduate of Modesto High School and a 1950 graduate of Modesto Junior College. As an athlete he went to the University of Oregon on a track and basketball scholarship.
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