At the Mercy of the Sea The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

"None of the men knew each other, yet they converged by fate in a tiny circle of the sea in the midst of a hellish storm no boat could withstand. And even as he battled for survival, Carl Wake lived the crowning hours of his life." "John Kretschmer's At the Mercy of the Sea retraces the journeys of these three sailors through life and across oceans. At the Mercy of the Sea is much more than a chronicle; it is a requiem for a lost friend. Author John Kretschmer helped Wake choose his boat, accompanied him on his first passage, and advised him on when to sail to the Caribbean. To write the book, Kretschmer interviewed friends, family, and associates of the sailors, obtained transcripts of their radio calls during the storm, and analyzed the hurricane with the help of the National Hurricane Center. He draws on his own sea experience to take us into the heart of a hurricane in a small, frail boat, and to show us how Carl Wake redeemed his life with his final heroic act."--BOOK JACKET.