{"product_id":"ten-degrees-of-reckoning-isbn-9780425232101","title":"Ten Degrees of Reckoning","description":"\u003cb\u003e An international bestseller. A remarkable true story of one woman's courage. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1993, Judith and Michael Sleavin and their two children set out to sail around the world. Three years into their incredible journey, a nearby freighter altered its course by a mere ten degrees-and everything changed... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After forty-four hours in the icy water clinging to an overturned dinghy, her back broken and paralyzed below the waist, Judith miraculously survived, winding up in a small community on the New Zealand coast. Gripping, unbelievable yet true, Judith's story of courage, survival, and retribution is alternately heartrending and uplifting. It's also a story of unbreakable bonds, of shattering loss, and of one woman reborn through the strength of friendship and the profound love of strangers who became family.\u003cb\u003eHester Rumberg \u003c\/b\u003ewas an oral\/maxillofacial radiologist and an experienced offshore sailor. Along with Judith Sleavin, she established the Sleavin Family Foundation to promote maritime safety. Her book \u003ci\u003eTen Degrees of Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a tribute to the Sleavin family.\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitle Page\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopyright Page\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpigraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne - November 24, 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo - Ten-Year Plan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree - Beyond Armchair Cruising\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour - Bonjour de Guadeloupe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive - The Littlest Captain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix - Abandoned by Grace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven - Rules of the Road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight - Grave Impact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine - Obligations and Procedures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen - Oceans of Sorrow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleven - Searching for Melinda Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve - The Moan of Condolences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen - The Sailboat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen - Willing to Live\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen - Realities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen - The Burden of Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen - Gathering the Evidence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen - The Investigation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNineteen - Aotearoa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty - Trials and Mediations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-one - Reflections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-Two - Ten Degrees of Reckoning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAMY EINHORN BOOKS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePublished by G. P. Putnam’s Sons  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Since 1838\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003ea member of the Penguin Group \u003cbr\u003ePenguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA • Penguin \u003cbr\u003eGroup (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division \u003cbr\u003eof Pearson Canada Inc.) • Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England \u003cbr\u003ePenguin Ireland, 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) \u003cbr\u003ePenguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division \u003cbr\u003eof Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) • Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, \u003cbr\u003ePanchsheel Park, New Delhi-110 017, India • Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, \u003cbr\u003eNorth Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) • Penguin Books \u003cbr\u003e(South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa \u003cbr\u003ePenguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCopyright © 2007 by Hester Rumberg\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaps by Margaret Davidson, courtesy Hester Rumberg \u003cbr\u003eLetter pages 125-127 © the Polley Family \u003cbr\u003ePhotograph page 247 © Judith Sleavin \u003cbr\u003ePhotograph page 249 © Hester Rumberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRumberg, Hester. \u003cbr\u003eTen degrees of reckoning : the true story of a family’s love and the will to survive \/ \u003cbr\u003eHester Rumberg.—1st American ed. \u003cbr\u003ep. cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeISBN : 978-1-101-01617-6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Sleavin, Judith. 2. Sleavin, Judith—Family. 3. \u003ci\u003eMelinda Lee\u003c\/i\u003e (Sailboat). \u003cbr\u003e4. Shipwreck victims—United States—Biography. 5. Shipwreck victims—New Zealand—\u003cbr\u003eBiography. 6. Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.—New Zealand. \u003cbr\u003e7. Shipwrecks—New Zealand. 8. Boating accidents—New Zealand. 9. \u003ci\u003ePan Grace\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e(Cargo ship). 10. Cargo ships—Korea (South). I. Sleavin, Judith. II. Title. \u003cbr\u003eG530.S59R \u003cbr\u003e910.9164’79—dc22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers and Internet \u003cbr\u003eaddresses at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for \u003cbr\u003eerrors, or for changes that occur after publication. Further, the publisher does not have any control over \u003cbr\u003eand does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the crew of the\u003c\/i\u003e Melinda Lee,  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003espirited adventurers all\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA voice said in my sleep: “Do not delay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDo not delay; the golden moments fly!”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Masque of Pandora\u003c\/i\u003e (1875)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIT WILL SOON BE THIRTEEN YEARS SINCE MY FAMILY disappeared with the downing of our boat, the \u003ci\u003eMelinda Lee.\u003c\/i\u003e  I knew the story needed to be told, but I couldn’t do it, and it took me all these years before I was ready to entreat my trusted friend with the task of writing this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1993 my husband and I, along with our son and daughter, set out to live our dream—to sail around the world. For almost three years we did exactly that. But in 1995 my family and I were in a devastating collision that took away from me everything in the world I held dear. My back was broken and my skull was fractured, with some irreversible brain damage—but none of that compared with the loss of my family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were many times when I thought I, too, was going to die. What kept me alive was the love of my family and the longing to tell our story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything you will read is true, and while there are terrible portions, as in life, there is also joy and love, adventure and resilience. When tragedy struck, the depth of the despair was almost exactly the inverse of the incredible height of happiness I had always experienced being with Michael, Ben, and Annie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the years, filmmakers, journalists, and authors have all approached me with requests to tell my tale. I repeatedly heard the word “inspirational” attached to it and to me, and I hoped someday the telling might even save lives. But I wasn’t ready, until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI chose Hester Rumberg to tell our story. It was important to me that she had been an experienced oceangoing sailor like me, that she had sailed on our boat, and that she has been a treasured part of our extended family. I respected her professional accomplishments in her field as a radiologist, and then as my spokesperson in the maritime community. But most important, I could express my feelings and thoughts to her when I couldn’t tell anyone else, and she always understood. She had the empathy, love, and patience to listen, and the skill, intelligence, and knowledge to tell the story. A talented writer and a cherished friend, Hester has turned untellable circumstances into a powerful and gripping story. She captured my most elusive feelings and put them into words. She pieced together my painful memories and wove them into an accurate picture. She explored the meanings behind the facts without losing the authenticity of the story. She has balanced a story of unfathomable layers with reflective insights, and has given even me a new understanding of some of its features.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome parts of this story are still too big for me to comprehend, and some of my feelings are still too raw to articulate. When you read the book, you’ll know my trust was not misplaced when I chose Dr. Hester Rumberg as the author. If I could have written a book, this would be it, exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Judith Sleavin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember 24, 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHIS IS NOT MY STORY. IT IS A STORY EMBEDDED IN THE very fibers of my heart, and it has changed the direction of my life, but it is not my story. Oh, I’ve managed to insert myself into some of its chapters, but I am a long way from being one of the principal characters. They have been silenced by an enormous tragedy and its aftermath, and have selected me to give voice to a story that needs telling. I choose to begin the account on November 24, 1995, but really, that is when the story ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 23, 1995, all over the United States people were enjoying Thanksgiving with their families, in their homes. The Sleavin family celebrated in the cockpit of their sailboat, the  \u003ci\u003eMelinda Lee,\u003c\/i\u003e sailing toward New Zealand. They were about seventy-five miles from its coast, and they expected to be there by the next morning. This might not have been a conventional Thanksgiving celebration, but they were not a conventional family. The Sleavins had been away from home for almost three  years, and they planned to settle down somewhere in New Zealand for a while. The family, Mike and Judy and their children, Ben and Annie, were in great humor. The weather didn’t match the mood of the sailors, though; it was overcast and gloomy, the wind was increasing in strength, the waves were getting larger, and the whitecaps were spraying them with sea foam and salt water. The Sleavins didn’t mind. After thirty-three months at sea, they were experienced in the routines, the capriciousness of the weather, and the patience required in ocean passage-making. The Sleavins had crossed thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea in a forty-seven-foot sailboat, and after many remarkable adventures, they were approaching their destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 8:45 that morning, they made their usual daily radio contact with other sailboats heading toward New Zealand’s North Island. Most voyaging boats worldwide like to make connections on ham and marine single sideband radio frequency networks. Belonging to a network of sailors gives the crew information about other vessels and conditions at sea, and decreases the sense of isolation. These nets also have a safety aspect. Vessels are expected to check in every day at an established time, and if they fail to do so, search-and-rescue efforts may be implemented. 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