A Marriage at Sea

Maurice Bailey is a quiet guy, intelligent and laser focused on specific subjects but severely lacks social skills. He meets Maralyn, his complete opposite. She is vivacious and charming and always up for an adventure. After they marry Maurice and Maralyn start to dream of what is next as neither wants to raise a family and living in a small English village is rather dull. They begin to save for a sailboat. Together the pair make the perfect team. While Maurice obsesses over every detail of sailing, navigating and engineering a boat - Maralyn is in charge of provisions, everyday tasks and most importantly remaining optimistic through the toughest times. In June 1972, they set sail. For many months everything went perfectly, until it didn’t. As they were crossing the Pacific Ocean a whale knocked into their vessel, severely damaging their beautiful boat and within minutes forcing the couple onto a life raft. In shock, they calmly watched their sailboat slowly go under the very deep ocean. Lost at sea, Maurice and Maralyn were certain they would be rescued and carefully ate and drank the few items they were able to save. They read the books they were able to rescue and played pretend cards to pass the time as best they could. As days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months the seafaring couple tried everything they could to save themselves. Under these unimaginable conditions the couple lasted for 117 days and learned what marriage, partnership and life were really about. Hard to put down this true story of survival. ⭐⭐⭐