despite of horribe weather we enjoyed christmas
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In July 1976 my wife mary , son jonathan 6 , daughter suzanne 7, sail to Plymouth , England to duplicate the round the world voyage made200 years earlier by Captain James Cook
The Horrible Nightmare
we need to get through this
yes!!
On January 2 , the waves were gigantic , at 6 pm tremendous explosion shock the deck and powerful flow of water broke over . Wave walker was getting sunk and i was badly injured , I kept courage and found the wheel and lind up the stern for the next wave .
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The first leg of the journey passed pleasantly as we sailed down the West Coast of Africa to Cape Town . Before heading East , we took on two crewmen - American Larry Vigil and Swiss Herb Seigler to help us tackle the world 's roughest sea .
The crucial days for the family
yes , i am alright
are you alright suzanne?
we're not afraid to die ..... if we are together
The crewmen started pumping out water and settled to make necessary repairs to save the boat from sinking . meanwhile we I went to sue and Jonathan they both are so brave that Jonathan told me that we are not afraid to die if we are together . Jonathan courage and sue bravery instead of her bumped head injured inspired me to fight the sea and protect the family.
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we faced encountered strong wind on second day of Cape town and it continued for few weeks .The size of waves were alarming up to 15 metres . On December 25 despite of astrocious weather , we had a wonderful holiday complete with a christmas tree .
The ray of hope
Finally we reached at ILE AMSTERDAM
After 36 hours of continuous pumping there was only few water left . we hoisted the storm jib and headed in the direction of two island . on January 6 we saw wave walker ride out storm and wind eased . we expected to see the island at 5 pm but we wake up at 6 pm and thought they missed the island but we were wrong and finally we touched the shore ofILE AMSTERDAM .