A Reluctant Sailor

<p>What the hell is wrong with me? A question a young extremely reluctant Merchant Navy Radio Officer Mark Hurst must’ve asked a thousand times over as blind terror overtook him each time he put to sea. A quick escape was impossible because of a strict four year contract.</p><p>Heroism in the Falklands earned him respect and a medal but his dread of being at sea continued unabated.</p><p>Contract completed he mercifully accepts jobs ashore but years later was forced back to sea and disaster.</p><p>Rescued by Island fishermen despite his terror he attempts a single handed voyage under sail across over two thousand miles of a turbulent and unforgiving Pacific Ocean.</p><p>Could he ever find a way to pay back those who helped him? Could he ever find peace with the Sea?</p>