Overboard! Quotes

“A reader once asked me, "Do you only write disaster books?' It was a good question, because my last three offerings could qualify as weather-related disaster books. But it's not the storms or even the ensuing calamity that really interests me so much as the people . . . ordinary people thrust into incredibly difficult situations where they have to rise to the challenge, persevere, and fight against long odds.”
― Michael Tougias, Overboard!: A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival

“Abandoning a boat to get into a life raft is perhaps the biggest and most difficult decision a captain can make, and choosing what to do all depends upon each individual situation.”
― Michael Tougias, Overboard!: A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival

“Courage does not mean the absence of these feelings, but rather mustering the will to keep going just a little longer, doing the best you can despite the fear.”
― Michael J. Tougias, Overboard!: A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival