Sailing Into Hell, a Story from 2004

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Black Squall

As darkness came upon us we found ourselves sailing into the hell of a huge black squall. We knew it would be night when this monster hit us and in the darkness we would be blind, unable to see or prepare, or even just know when to say a prayer.

The anticipation was worse than the squall, but the squall was bad enough; hours of howling wind and rain and Wings driving through the night under reduced sail. We two lonely sailors waited for the worst to happen, not even knowing what the worst was, but thankfully it never did.

It was just another night at sea.

Fred & Judy, SV Wings, Bismark Sea, Jan. 19, 2004


We've just posted a story from that passage. Click here to read about our passage from Papua New Guinea to Palau.

Or just click here to see the photos.

Fred & Judy, SV Wings, Phuket Thailand