Desperate Voyage

In May 1946 John Caldwell Set Out To Sail From Panama To Sydney To Reunite With His Wife Who He Hadn't Seen For More Than A Year. Eager To Reach His Destination And Unable To Secure Any Other Form Of Transport, He Had To Resort To Singlehanded Seamanship.after An Ignominious Scene In The Harbor, Where A Tangled Anchor Led Him To Take An Early Dip, He Spent Ten Days Learning The Rudiments Of Navigation And Sailing From A Book, Before Embarking On The 9,000 Mile Journey Aboard The 20-foot Pagan. Ahead Lay A Mission That Was To Reveal In Him Elements Not Only Of Astounding Courage And Determination, But Also Of Incredible Foolhardiness.