Where the Magic Happens: How a Young Family Changed Their Lives and Sailed Around the World PDF
Preview Where the Magic Happens: How a Young Family Changed Their Lives and Sailed Around the World
Contents Foreword Our Route Prologue Introduction Part One: Dreaming, Planning, and Making the Plan Happen 1 Creating a Vision of the Future Birth of an Idea The Day Life Changed Turning an Idea into a Vision—Brainstorming and Planning 2 Show Me the Money How Much Money Did We Need? Costing it Out Getting the Money Together—What We Started With 3 Involving the Children My Own Traveling Experiences from Childhood Onward Nichola’s Traveling Experiences Family Feedback Introducing Our Children to the Idea of Traveling Sharing the Idea Beyond the Family to Make it Stronger Our Vision Book and a Family Painting 4 Frustration, Breakthrough Thinking, and Building Energy When It’s Not Working, Go Back to the Drawing Board Stay Active—Keep Trying Different Things The Importance of Daily Routines and Consistency Brainstorming and Reinventing Previous Business Ideas 5 Closing in on the Deadline Learning from the Experts A New Arrival Dad’s Cancer The Importance of Values in Achieving Your Goals Feedback Rather than Failure at Trovus Celebrating Success 6 “The problem is…”—Addressing the Problems and Solving Them Assessing the Challenges 7 Actually Going Ahead (or Not?) Time to Buy a Boat The Next Stage for Trovus Dealing with the Reactions of Others Getting Aretha Ready for Our Voyage Back Surgery Resourcefulness—A.K.A., If It’s Not Working, Try Something Different The Final Stretch—Preparation for the Big Voyage Part Two: Sailing Around the World 8 Settling in to Life at Sea First Overseas Landfall Airborne Back to the UK All Aboard, Finally Departure from Povoa, Portugal 9 To the Canary Islands School on Board Making Friends at Sea—Nazares, Portugal Blogging Home—South from Cascais Across to the Canaries—Seasickness Takes Hold First Offshore Landfall 10 Crossing the Atlantic Adapting to Life on Board Island Hopping—La Palma to Las Palmas Helping Hands Developing Routines at Sea Autopilot Failure Landfall in the Caribbean 11 The Caribbean Sea to Panama A Different Christmas More Helping Hands Unexpected Time Out Joining the World ARC in Panama Values Off the Coast of Venezuela Heading for the San Blas Islands The Panama Canal 12 Pacific—The Biggest Ocean in the World Galapagos and Beyond Going to School in the Kingdom of Sharks A Birthday, and the Stolen Dinghy 13 The Mesmerizing Heart of the Pacific Ocean A Scare in the South Pacific Good News from Home—Closing the Chapter on My Business Bora Bora Back to Raiatea Suwarrow—A Deserted Pacific Island Reflecting on Our Relationship 14 Power Plays in the Pacific Buying Time Plan A Hove-to for the Night Oyster World-Class Support Plan B Teamwork 15 Completing Our Pacific Crossing Offering Help Climbing a Volcano Halfway Around the World The Whitsunday Islands Sailing the Coast of Australia 16 The Magical Indian Ocean School in Indonesia Christmas Island and the Kindness of Strangers The Magical Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Return of Max Cocos (Keeling) Islands to Mauritius Mauritius to South Africa 17 Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare Rigging Failure Morning Brings Fresh Challenges 18 South Africa to Brazil—Our Second Atlantic Crossing Cape Town in December Off the Namibian Coast Values Lessons—Food for Thought Daily Questions Continued Learning Poetry Readings 19 Circumnavigating the World Landfall in Brazil Sailing the Venezuelan Coast Crossing Our Outbound Track 20 Working Together as a Team Teachers All Around Cross-Cultural Experiences The Magic of Time Aboard No One Does This Alone Lasting Change What Next? Reintegration—Adjusting to Life on Land My Wish for You—Where the Magic Happens Appendix 1: Resources By the Numbers Sailing Training Systems to Consider when Searching for an Offshore Boat Boat Preparation Boat Checks—Daily Routines Medical Considerations Communications at Sea Weather at Sea Life at Sea Ideas to Familiarize the Children with the Boat Paperwork and Certificates Needed Homeschooling The World ARC Bibliography Appendix 2: World ARC Boats 2015/16 Acknowledgements Index Photographs Foreword “Fortune favors the brave” Terence 190–159 BC I use this quote in my book My Heroes: Extraordinary Courage, Exceptional People to describe people who can take on a challenge, survive, have the ability to react with speed not haste when things go wrong, and thrive. Although the quote was penned over 2,000 years ago, it is as appropriate today as it has ever been. The world is changing and we need to be brave and nurture and cherish these skills in our society. How refreshing then, at a time when these qualities of bravery need to be developed, to find a young husband and wife team in Caspar and Nichola Craven. A team who took on multiple challenges once they had decided to change their lives and sail around the world: the not-insignificant challenge of raising the money to make their expedition happen; the challenge of navigating the highs and lows of a marital relationship; and the challenge of building and leading a team of their three young children, ready to explore the world’s oceans together and really test their limits. For all those wanting more from life, Caspar’s message is incredibly motivating, providing plain-speaking practical guidance mixed with an exhilarating tale of adventure. The book goes behind the scenes of how exactly the Craven family made their magical plan happen, and gives clear advice on how we can follow in their footsteps, before taking us on a fantastic voyage around the world in their boat Aretha. Fortune really does favor the brave. Ranulph Fiennes 2018
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