India’s first circumnavigator shares details of his survival in the southern Indian Ocean, and his long, lonely wait for help.
The Golden Globe Race HQ had warned me about 10m waves and winds in the range of 50 knots. Here I was battling 14m waves and winds in the 70s.
And, then the Thuriya met that freak wave. I just remember a loud noise, and the deck canting at around 110 degrees. Scared that I would be thrown overboard, I clung to the mizzenmast. The breaking wave kept knocking the boat down. I clung on to the mast for dear life. And, suddenly, the yacht righted itself and I was left high on the mast.
Wanting to reach the deck in one piece, I started slowly sliding down through the tangle of lines. Then, the next wave hit us. I was sure that this monster would smash me on to the deck and wash me overboard. But, the Thuriya would not let go of me so fast.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 16, 2018 من THE WEEK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 16, 2018 من THE WEEK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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