Voyage of a Lifetime by Paul England
Multimedia CDROM
Voyage of a Lifetime is the authentic account of a sea voyage from Southampton, England, to Fremantle in Western Australia, as told to the author (Paul England) by Don Caisley.
The voyage was undertaken by one man and his family, none of whom had any previous experience of sailing, navigation or the sea.
The man, Donald Caisley, purchased an old Motor Fishing Vessel (MFV), and spent a full year renovating and fitting it out. During which time he sold his one man trucking business and his house and contents.
Don, his Italian born wife Lena, eldest son Peter and young son Jonathan set out from Southampton on May 18th. 1973, and arrived in Fremantle one year later — almost to the day, after more excitement and adventure than most people would experience in a lifetime.
They sailed from Southampton in Southern England to Falmouth, then to their first foreign port in Portugal. Their navigation skills — hastily learned during the refitting, were tested to the limit. As they sailed across the Atlantic doubts and fears about what lay before them were ever present.
With the first major ocean crossing behind them, their confidence grew. Then the passage through the Panama Canal took them into the Pacific Ocean and an even bigger test of their navigational skills — or lack of them.
Whereas with the Atlantic crossing they had the whole coast of South America to aim at, their next port, the Marquesas Islands were a mere speck on a vast ocean and the slightest error would put them miles off course and in great danger.
But there were other problems about to hit them, about which they had no knowledge or control over.
The very fact that they made their destination at all is a testament to the grit and determination of their patriarch and captain — Don Caisley.
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