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“Maurice and Maralyn”, a new book about a couple stranded almost four months at sea, makes you wonder | Culture

The couple wanted adventure when they left suburbia and built a yacht to sail to New Zealand in 1973. They got more than they bargained for

Imagine you and your partner were cast adrift in the ocean – it sounds romantic but what might happen?

The titular whale arrives at the very beginning of this story and — within minutes — destroys Auralyn, the small boat that Maurice and Maralyn Bailey are sailing across the Pacific Ocean back in 1973. In doing that, it sets us off on another journey, turning upside down the more common nautical tale of a couple who go to sea to pursue a dream, and escape from the “narrowness” they perceive in life on land.

Maurice and Maralyn Bailey quit 1970s Britain to sail for New Zealand – then a catastrophe left them struggling to survive

The electrifying story of a couple who set out on an ocean adventure – and got far more than they bargained for

Bored of their suburban life, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey embarked on a round-the-world yacht adventure. 

As the first part of this absorbing real-life story revealed in yesterdays Mail, Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, a couple on a round-the-world yacht adventure, became adrift in a dinghy in the Pacific.

Tim Shaddock survived three months with his dog before being rescued this week. Most of us have no idea of how to stay alive lost at sea so MailOnline has enlisted the help of a survival expert.

I have lived in several cities in three different countries (United States, Taiwan and South Korea). Seoul is the first city to choose me.