RUNNING NORTH

Running North: Sacred Space, the Gulf Stream, and the Night the Atlantic Turned is a true story of offshore sailing, friendship, judgment, and survival when an ordinary passage north became something very different.

In April 2018, Daniel J. Schendzielos and longtime friend Bruce Caslowitz departed South Florida aboard Sacred Space, a 52-foot offshore sailing vessel, bound north along the Atlantic coast. Their route carried them into the Gulf Stream, where wind, current, and sea can combine with astonishing speed.

Then the weather changed.

As the wind strengthened and the Atlantic built into enormous seas, the voyage became a test of seamanship and decision-making. Equipment failed. The cockpit took green water. The boat was damaged. The crew reefed, altered course, and fought their way toward the Georgia coast, only to face another serious problem as they approached Savannah.

Drawn from contemporaneous records, correspondence, and the recollections of the men who were there, Running North is narrative nonfiction told from inside the experience-not simply as a story of a storm, but as an account of the decisions people make when conditions deteriorate, plans disappear, and competence and trust become more important than certainty.

For sailors, offshore voyagers, adventurers, and anyone drawn to true stories of survival at sea, Running North captures both the beauty of bluewater sailing and the unforgiving reality of an ocean that can change everything in a matter of hours.