In seven trying weeks, he sailed this small boat more than 3,600 miles [5,800 km], northwest through the middle of the islands now known as Fiji, up the east coast of New Holland (Australia), and on to safety on the island of Timor.
فقد قاد المركب في رحلة اعتُبرت من « اشهر الرحلات على متن مركب مكشوف في تاريخ الملاحة البحرية » .‏