As Troost and Sylvia would later admit, it was probably not in their best interest to try and sail back to Tarawa through a horrible storm. They were on a 25 foot plywood boat, during low tide, when the jagged rocks and sharp coral were exposed to their fullest. I’m no genius but I would suggest that sailing under these conditions is not a smart thing to do. They wanted to brave the sea and get back home. Plus, Beiataaki missed his wife, so he made the final idiotic executive decision. But this chapter is literally fifteen pages, of how scary the seas are. Using very vivid illustration techniques, Troost reinforces his point that even at any time, sailing there can be treacherous.
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