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Twenty-foot swells, like a hammer punch to the prow.
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Dad was a heck of a sailor, but he'd never seen waves like this.
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Gale force winds straight from the Devil's nostrils
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whipped his ship like a rubber ducky.
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The salt spray in his face felt like a thousand needles.
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And suddenly, the wind ripped the mainsail off the mast.
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He was doomed.
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What did he do?
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- What did he do? - Yes.
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He spun the wheel.
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Hoisted the jib, threaded the needle backwards.
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And when he came out the other side... Oh, my God!