At the Mercy of the Sea Quotes

“Carl’s concept of freedom had come to be embodied by a mariner in a storm, wholly responsible for himself, accountable to no one else, asking no quarter from the sea, measuring his worth by his immediate actions.”
― John Kretschmer, At the Mercy of the Sea: The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

“a keelboat’s theoretical hull speed—the top speed it can attain without surfing or planing—is dictated by a simple formula: the square root of the waterline length multiplied by 1.34.”
― John Kretschmer, At the Mercy of the Sea: The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

“wanted to sail off with my kids, to raise them on a diet of self-reliance, salt water, and world culture.”
― John Kretschmer, At the Mercy of the Sea: The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

“wanted to sail off with my kids, to raise them”
― John Kretschmer, At the Mercy of the Sea: The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane