Grey FilastineHost
Yann WillardGuest
Claire FawcettGuest
We'd left at midnight after our first test performance, hurrying to take advantage of a rare window of calm weather.

On board were six planned crew, plus Aaron the technician, who stayed on to finish wiring the marine radio, and his date.

They planned to disembark at dawn in the harbor where Rotterdam's river meets the sea.
This is the world's biggest storm surge barrier, the Maeslandkering in South Holland.

But adrenaline from the first gig and fears about the integrity of the ship kept me pacing the deck.

Just before dawn, our temporary passengers packed their bags, and Arian put the rudder full to starboard.

The downstream current overpowered the turn, and we were swept quickly past the harbor and into the dark void of the North Sea.

There wasn't time to dwell on what just happened, because we were already too busy dodging the morning's inbound cargo ships.


You learn to accept the supremacy of greater natural forces, and you learn how vast is the world.

We'd left at midnight after our first test performance, hurrying to take advantage of a rare window of calm weather.

On board were six planned crew, plus Aaron the technician, who stayed on to finish wiring the marine radio, and his date.

They planned to disembark at dawn in the harbor where Rotterdam's river meets the sea.
This is the world's biggest storm surge barrier, the Maeslandkering in South Holland.

But adrenaline from the first gig and fears about the integrity of the ship kept me pacing the deck.

Just before dawn, our temporary passengers packed their bags, and Arian put the rudder full to starboard.

The downstream current overpowered the turn, and we were swept quickly past the harbor and into the dark void of the North Sea.

There wasn't time to dwell on what just happened, because we were already too busy dodging the morning's inbound cargo ships.


You learn to accept the supremacy of greater natural forces, and you learn how vast is the world.
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