Hurricane Raymond

The storm went from bad to worse in a matter of minutes. Soon, howling winds and towering waves tossed the yacht about like a toy in a bathtub. “When the wind’s howling that hard, it’s picking up spray right off the top of the water. There’s so much spray, you can hardly see anything. It’s like being in a blizzard,” said Ashcraft, recalling the nightmarish events.

To keep the luxury yacht from sinking seemed like an impossible task. However, both Ashcraft and Sharp knew that their lives depended on it. For hours, the two remained above deck, desperately fighting with the storm. Then, Sharp asked Ashcraft to get below deck and keep an eye on the barometer. Neither knew that it would be the last time they saw one another…