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why did Gordon Cook decide to undertake the round the world journey?

Posted by Iarisa Rymmai 5 years, 1 month ago

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Gaurav Seth 5 years, 1 month ago

The author undertook the sea journey to duplicate round-the-world-voyage undertaken by Captain James Cook 200 years ago. The narrator and his wife had great interest in seafaring. To complete the journey successfully, the narrator and his wife practiced and honed their sailing skills for 16 years in the rough British waters. The author had got a special boat, Wavewalker built for this purpose.

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