Australian Timothy Shaddock, 54, found comfort in meditation, swimming in the ocean, caring for his dog Bella, and writing in a journal while lost at sea.
He quit his corporate job and moved to Mexico to pursue his dream of of sailing solo across the ocean.
“I was aware and the only preparation that you can really do is take the boat out to sea and test the boat at sea,” Shaddock said. He would take short journeys, noting what was working on the boat and what wasn’t, but was conscious that, in late April, hurricane season was coming.Australia’s strict quarantine laws mean Shaddock’s companion Bella, the dog, will stay in Mexico.“There’s one moment where you’re going and it’s most likely that you will not stop,” Shaddock said.
Shaddock and Bella were a few weeks into their journey when a storm changed everything in an instant. Days became a battle against fatigue: fixing things on the boat, fishing, capturing rainwater. He was overwhelmed by the fear that the next day he might be too exhausted, too weak.Keeping Bella fed and content gave him added purpose. The two subsisted on raw fish and rainwater.Its pilot, Andrés Zamorano, was the first person Shaddock had seen in months and has since become a friend. Zamorano had taken off from the tuna boat María Delia in search of schools of the fish.
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