‘The boat, having ridden over the other waves with little difficulty, was brought to a shuddering halt by this concrete-like wall of water’
f all the sounds I’ve ever heard on a boat, the most terrifying is the shuddering ‘crump’ of a heavy wave cascading onto the cabin roof. I’ve only heard it once but it is truly nerve- shattering. I’m not talking about the harmless slap of what might be called an ‘ordinary’ wave against the topsides; I’m talking about that moment when
