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Round-the-World Voyage in Wavewalker

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What was the purpose of the voyage undertaken by the narrator and their family?

To set a new world record for the longest continuous sailing journey

To conduct scientific research in various parts of the world's oceans

To duplicate Captain James Cook's round-the-world voyage from 200 years earlier (correct)

To explore new trade routes for their business

How long had the narrator and their wife been preparing for this voyage?

5 years

10 years

20 years

16 years (correct)

What was the name of the boat they used for the voyage?

Wavecatcher

Waverunner

Wavewalker (correct)

Wavebreaker

How many crew members did they take on board in Cape Town before heading east?

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What is described as being 'one of the world's roughest seas' that they were about to tackle?

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The Voyage of Wavewalker

In July 1976, a family of four - the narrator, his wife Mary, son Jonathan (6), and daughter Suzanne (7) - embarked on a round-the-world voyage from Plymouth, England.
The voyage aimed to duplicate the journey made by Captain James Cook 200 years earlier.

Preparations

The narrator and his wife had spent 16 years honing their seafaring skills in British waters.
They had a professionally built 23-meter, 30-ton wooden-hulled boat named Wavewalker.
The boat was fitted out and tested in rough weather conditions for months.

The Journey Begins

The first leg of the three-year, 105,000-kilometer journey took them down the west coast of Africa to Cape Town.
In Cape Town, they recruited two crew members - American Larry Vigil and Swiss Herb Seigler - to assist with navigating the southern Indian Ocean, one of the world's roughest seas.

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Join the adventure of a family replicating Captain James Cook's round-the-world voyage in 1976. Learn about their journey on a 23-meter wooden-hulled boat named Wavewalker.