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Book Synopsis''That''s what happened, I think, struggling to stay afloat as the ocean pummels me from all sides. I must have blacked out -- exhausted, dehydrated, even a little delirious -- and hit the water.
And no one saw it happen.''
''When I heard Brett had fallen overboard, after twelve hours I said, There''s no way anyone can survive longer than that in the ocean - I certainly couldn''t do it. This is an incredible, incredible story.''
Oscar Chalupsky, Twelve times Molokai Paddleboard World Champion
In April 2013, fifty-year-old Brett Archibald was on board a surf-charter boat, making a night-time crossing of the Mentawai Strait off Sumatra, Indonesia. In the middle of a storm, ill with severe food poisoning, Brett was being sick overboard when, for a moment, he blacked out. When he came to, he found himself alone in the raging sea, being spun as if in a washing machine. Sixty miles from shore, Brett saw the lights of his boat disappearing into the dar
Trade Review
Terrifying and awe-inspiring. * Wall Street Journal *
A compelling book. * Times *
One of the most compelling stories of survival you will read. * Daily Mail *
When I heard Brett had fallen overboard, after twelve hours I said, 'There's no way anyone can survive longer than that in the ocean -- I certainly couldn't do it.' This is an incredible, incredible story. -- Oscar Chalupsky, twelve-time Molokai Challenge surfski world champion
