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When she regained consciousness about 27 hours later, Sharp was gone and the Hazaña was severely damaged: the cabin was half-flooded, the masts had broken off the yacht, and the radio and navigation system were inoperable. [3] [6]
- Tami Lee Oldham
- Surviving 41 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean
The couple depart aboard Hazaña, and after many uneventful days at sea, Tami and Richard receive news of an approaching cyclone, Hurricane Raymond, but decide to continue to San Diego anyway. As the storm hits, Tami tries to radio for help, with no response. The storm alters course and the yacht enters the eye of the storm.
- June 1, 2018 (United States)
May 17, 2018 · The Adrift movie true story reveals that nearly everything on the Hazana (pictured below) was broken and strewn about. The masts had snapped off, and like in the 2018 movie, the sails were waterlogged and floated nearby. The cabin was half-filled with water. The engine and radio were broken.
In September 1983, 23-year-old Ashcraft and her fiancé, Sharp, took a job sailing the yacht Hazana to San Diego, a journey of more than 4,000 miles. Less than three weeks into the trip,...
May 31, 2018 · Ashcraft played a big role in getting Adrift made as a film. The movie tells a heartbreaking story that began in the '80s, when the sailor's fiance Richard Sharp, agreed to sail a yacht from ...
- Danielle Burgos
Apr 4, 2019 · Despite courageously battling the giant waves, the Hazana was pitchpoled (rolled end-over-end) when she slipped down into a trench between waves. The last thing Tami remembers before being knocked unconscious for 27 hours is Richard shouting: ‘Oh my God!’ as a big wave crashed down on the boat.
Jun 7, 2018 · Alone at sea and awash with grief and shock, Ashcraft mustered the courage to guide the battered Hazana toward the nearest landfall—1,500 miles away, in Hilo, Hawaii. She worked furiously to rig...
