Cruising World – May 2018

T

he noise was so ferocious,” Malcolm said, “and the lightning was

so incessant, you could only see the negative image, only black and

white.” § Across the table, Fred shook his head at the memory. “I just kept ask-

ing, ‘Why does it take so long to die?’” § “We were right there when that thing

was made,” said Malcolm, pounding his fist on the table. “It was an imperfect

no-account storm that formed perfectly, tightly around us.”

Surviving

the Imperfect

Storm

NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER THE KETCH BOWDITCH SANK IN A

HURRICANE EN ROUTE TO THE BAHAMAS FROM BERMUDA, THE

TRUE TALE OF THE SURVIVAL OF HER FOUR-MAN CREW REMAINS

FAR STRANGER THAN FICTION.

by Beverly Schuch

JIM MITCHELL