A storm like no other
John Rousmaniere First published WW Norton 1980, pb £12.99
In August 1979 John Rousmaniere was a watch captain on board Eric Swenson’s 48’ Sparkman & Stephens-designed Toscana. Toscana had already rounded the Fastnet Rock when the storm struck on Monday night. Preoccupied with their own survival it wasn’t until later on Tuesday that Toscana’s crew began to understand the scale of the disaster.
Never before had I seen a full rainbow. I took this one, straddling our wake, to be a protective sign
At eight, Tuesday morning, in , Eric Swenson’s watch had finished breakfast and were pulling off layers of wet clothing in eager anticipation of a long
