Tammy Oldham (1000+ Quick)

: The boat was pitchpoled (rolled end-over-end) by a massive wave. Tami was thrown against a cabin wall and knocked unconscious for approximately 27 hours.

In September 1983, 23-year-old Tami and her fiancé, Richard Sharp, were delivering the luxury yacht Hazaña from Tahiti to San Diego. Twenty days into their voyage, they were intercepted by , a monstrous Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds and 40-foot waves. tammy oldham

: She survived for 41 days on limited canned food and rainwater until a Japanese fishing vessel spotted her "limping" vessel near Hilo, Hawaii. Legacy and Media : The boat was pitchpoled (rolled end-over-end) by

: Despite a severe head wound and broken ribs, Tami rigged a makeshift sail and used a sextant and a wristwatch to navigate 1,500 miles toward Hawaii. Twenty days into their voyage, they were intercepted

: When she awoke, her fiancé Richard was gone—swept overboard—and the boat’s mast, radio, and navigation systems were destroyed.