How to survive in spite of all seven rules of Captain Bligh

On November 28 at 22:00 on Tuesday on the Discovery Channel show goes "Mutiny", in which nine people are sent into the Pacific Ocean on a wooden barge to repeat the feat of William Bligh and his team. And we remember how the English sailors managed to make history.

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It all started with breadfruit trees. In the XVIII century the British had to provide food for their American colonies: starving slaves on many plantations required cheap and hearty food. To this end, the authorities decided to bring in the Caribbean archipelago of breadfruit. In 1787, the ship "Bounty", under the command of William Bligh went to sea and headed for Tahiti.

The captain was going to sail around Cape Horn, but, because of bureaucratic delays expedition was postponed several times, "Bounty" came to the Cape in the stormy season. Pass at that time through the Drake Passage was impossible, so Bligh decided to turn to the Cape of Good Hope to get to Tahiti via the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

The expedition was stretched for a few more months, but the ship is still docked safely to the shores of Tahiti, nearly a year after the beginning of the voyage. The first phase was completed travel.

The first rule of Captain Bligh. Always think over multiple paths to the same goal. If something goes wrong, you change course and still will achieve the plan.

"Bounty" had to stay in Tahiti for five months to wait for a favorable season to collect seedlings. During this time the team was accustomed to a calm and carefree life on the coast, so when in April 1788 "Bounty" went to the West Indies colonies UK, many were dissatisfied with the rigid discipline which set the ship William Bligh - a supporter of order, cleanliness and strict compliance with orders.

Only a few weeks after the departure from Tahiti on the ship mutiny, he headed first mate Fletcher Christian. Mutinied only a third of the team, most of the crew remained true to Bligh, so Fletcher had to operate at night, while the captain was asleep. Rebellious sailors with little or no effort managed to seize weapons and power on the ship.

The second rule of Captain Bligh. Your defeat - this is only the first step on the path to the feat. When the old plans are crumbling, new build.

The rebels, threatening violence, landed the captain and his faithful people on a seven-meter wooden boat, which could barely stretch my legs to sleep.

Since they were given a small amount of fresh water and food for a few days - the rebels were convinced that a small boat that is open to all the winds and waves of the Pacific Ocean, no one can survive longer. Time has shown how much they were mistaken in their assumptions.

The third rule of Captain Bligh. As long as you are alive, you can everything. Do not forget about it, even if it seems that there is no escape.

Bligh and his team did not give up. They could not go back to Tahiti, as there went the rebels. Bligh decided to seek refuge on other shores and headed toward the prison island of Timor. They had to overcome a small boat more than 6700 kilometers of the sea route - swimming took 47 days.

Sailors spent almost two months in extreme conditions: fleeing from sharks learned to manage Barkas in a violent storm and calm, suffering from thirst, hunger and the scorching sun. Only thanks to the iron will of Bligh, who was able to unite the team longboat, and rigid discipline, they were able to get to your destination.

The fourth rule of Captain Bligh. Any, even the most far-away goal can be achieved if we take ourselves in hand and fight every day.

Captain Bligh and his team did not have the equipment, even a map and compass - the rebels left them only a sextant. To make its exchange rate against the bailout was necessary with the help of this device and the starry sky. At this time more than ever useful professionalism Bligh, who has walked in these waters with the expedition of the legendary James Cook, and he knew how to keep the right direction to the island.

The most striking thing is that Bligh continued to keep a journal, as it should be the captain.

The fifth rule of Captain Bligh. Skills need to hone to perfection and not only rely on theoretical knowledge. This specialist can work in any situation.

The former commander of "Bounty" safely passed the Great Barrier Reef, which is now, with all the modern means of navigation, it is considered a dangerous place.

The sailors did not dare to land on the islands without arms to meet the unpredictable natives was dangerous. Despite the extremely difficult conditions, in the swimming time was lost only one member of the team - he was killed in a skirmish with the natives when Bligh boat touched shore at the beginning of the voyage.

The sixth rule of Captain Bligh. You can not give up, even if new barriers grow in the way. When someone says that it is impossible to achieve the goal, consider this: what if he just did not try.

When Bligh returned to England, he received a similar mission: to go back to Tahiti for breadfruit and still deliver them on the plantation. This time he sailed on two boats and eventually successfully coped with the request. Breadfruit trees still grow on the islands of the Caribbean.

The seventh rule of Captain Bligh. Always gets the job done. Consider past mistakes and complete the initiated - sooner or later you'll get.

Example Bligh, who was able to overcome on a wooden boat thousands of kilometers across the Pacific Ocean, serves as an excellent illustration of an old Marine saying: "When the ships were made of wood, the people were from gland". In 2017, nine people have decided to repeat the feat of the crew of "Bounty" and go through the same route across the Pacific, using exactly the same equipment, which was the team captain Bligh.

In the show, "Mutiny", which will be released on the Discovery Channel, everything is real: a seven-meter wooden boat, thousands kilometers of the waterway, hurricane, storm, scorching sun, shark and Barrier Reef, which is to be overcome.

Watch the show "Mutiny" from November 28, on Tuesdays at 22:00 on Discovery Channel.