WHEN SHOULD YOU ABANDON SHIP? THIS COUPLE DID JUST THAT

In June 2018, after 70,000 miles and 27 years of sailing experience, a cruising couple on board SV Kelaerin abandoned her 150 miles off the coast of Washington. They were almost home. The video footage above was taken four hours after the rescue.
It must have been a terrifying and heart-breaking experience for Joy and Jim Cary. Joy has written about it in detail, a harrowing and honest account of events that led up to the moment they jumped into the water. The text has been shared around the int...

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