He kept this to himself until the project was nearing completion, when he took a few others into his confidence. The schooner completed and christened Resolution, they spent many days boiling seawater to get salt sufficient to cure hundreds of pounds of pork for which they in turn had to build casks. They departed from Tahiti the day before the Pandora dropped anchor in Matavai Bay; but in the end the voyage was given up as impracticable owing to their lack of navigation instruments, problems with the schooner's rigging and their inability to carry sufficient water.
He kept it to himself until nearing completion, when he shared it with a few others. The schooner finished and christened Resolution; they spent many days boiling seawater to obtain salt sufficient to cure hundreds of pounds of pork, which required building casks. They left Tahiti the day before the Pandora anchored in Matavai Bay; however, the voyage was abandoned as impractical due to their lack of navigation instruments, rigging issues, and insufficient water.