Books: Buccaneer

The Adventures of Hector Lynch, Pirate
Volume 3 - SEA ROBBER

(Extract)

'The gale increased to a hurricane. It raged out of the west screaming through the rigging, and by mid afternoon the seas had grown higher than anything even the most experienced sailor on board had witnessed. Solid walls of water reared up and loomed over the labouring ship. The Bachelor's Delight lay under bare poles, scarcely managing to stay afloat. She rose to each wave, staggered as the crests struck her and skewed sideways. It was suicidal now to try to reach the foredeck.'

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