Hurricane Saviors and the Kindness of Strangers

Here’s the sad news: In the future—two weeks, two years, two decades from now—a major hurricane will strike the Caribbean, and it will splatter hundreds or thousands of boats against the shore. Some of these boats will be destroyed, some boats driven ashore will be barely scratched—and most will be somewhere in between. 

For wealthy yacht owners with clean fingernails and pristine, well-insured vessels—well, you can stop reading right now. This article isn’t for you. 

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