“We are not afraid to die….

If we can all be together”

BY-GORDAN COOK AND ALAN EAST
Captain James
Cook, FRS, RN (7
November
1728[NB 1] – 14
February 1779)
was a British
explorer, navigator
and cartographer
who ultimately
rose to the rank of
captain in the
Royal Navy.
The routes of Captain James Cook's voyages. The first voyage is shown
in red, second voyage in green, and third voyage in blue. The route of
Cook's crew following his death is shown as a dashed blue line.
Character’s of the story:-

Narrator
Mary(wife)
Jonathan(son)
Suzanne(daughter)
American Larry vigil and
Swiss Herb seigler(crewmen)
 Introduction
Narrator:-A man of great courage , commitment and
conviction .proved to be the best captain as well as the best
father with upending gift and determination.

Marry :- A wife who always stood by her husband side In

all times of difficulty and consider her dreams as her own.

Suzanne:-She was a brave girl .her bravery ,toughened

her father’s resolve to fight the sea’s strong storm tooth
and nail.
Jonathan :-Jonathan shows of bravery and his fearlessness
in the face of the death highlights his characters .he
rejuvenated the hope of his father by remarking - “We are
not afraid to die if we can all be together.
On july 1976
On July 1976 they sailed for journey to world voyage .they
tried to duplicate the round the world voyage made 20 year
earlier by james cook in their professionally ship-The
WAVEWALKER.
First leg of the journey
->They pleasantly sailed down from west coast of africa
to cape town.

-> then further they sailed to southern Indian ocean.

 First sign of implementing disaster
->They faced encountered strong wind on second day of
capetown and was continued for few weeks.

->waves rised to 15m long as high as mast.

 Disaster and its aftermath
->6p.m:teremendousexplosion shock the
deck and powerful flow of water broke over
the ship.

->wave walker was getting sunk and

captain was badly injured.

->captain kept courage and found the

wheel and lind up the stern for next wave.
Crew men shows off the unparalled
strength

->they started pumping out water and settled

to make
Neccesory repairs to save the boat from
shinking .

->they managed to stretch canvas and secure

water proof hatch cover across gaping holes.
Others problem arose
->electric pump short circuit .

->water level rose threateningly.

->daughter suzanne was badly injured.

Only hope for the captain
->to reach the island ,which was only possible if the wind
will slow down .

->to reach amsterdam , which is few 100 kms to the East.

Showing off the exemplory courage

->Jonathan said “we are not afraid to die

if we all can be together”.

->Jonathan courage and sue bravery

instead of her bumped head inpired the
captain to fight the sea and protect his
family.
Crucial days (jan 4-5)

->after 36 hours of continuous pumping

there was only few water left.

->they hoisted the storm jib and headed in

direction of two island.

->black clouds built at 4:00 p.m and sea

was getting its waves higher.
 Safe at last
->on jan 6 they saw “wave walker” ride out
storm and wind eased.

->they expected to see the island at 5:00

p.m but they wake up at 6:00 p.m and
thought they missed the island.

->but they were wrong and they touched

the shore at ILE AMSTERDAM.
Significance of the title

->the title is taken from the jonathan’s

remark – “we are not afraid to die if we can
all be together”.

->it brings out the bravery ,grit and courage

of the captains family and love each member
has for other’s.
 Theme of the story

->human nature of knowing and taking on

challenges.

->human instinct for survival.

->human bravery , grit,courage unity and

determination which in this story is
exhibited even by small children.
 Theme of the story

->element of luck.

->faith in one’s optimism ,not dispairing

hope even in difficult circumstances and
sharp presence of mind.

->instrumental qualities of a captain which

proved journey successful even after strong
hurdles.
Thankyou