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They tried to get it started but determined that the fuel line is somehow clogged while the swell and wind pushed them dangerously closer to the reef. Ian jumps overboard with the bowline tied around his waist and tries to prevent the boat from getting pounded across the reef by swimming out to sea. He’s a world-class surfer, 17-yrs. old and surfs hours every day. But it’s a Sisyphean ordeal. The ocean always wins and this time is no exception, just a matter of time. They keep the bow into the whitewater and it’s miraculous how long they last. Ultimately a massive wave appears, a little more out of the west, striking the bow slightly more on the port side and that is all it takes.
