Adrift Coming to the Palace Theater

Tami Oldham Ashcraft

Tami Ashcraft’s book “Red Sky in Mourning” has been made into a major motion picture called “Adrift”, starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin.

On June 1st, the movie opens here at the Palace Theater and Tami will be there to greet the audience. There will also be a book titled “Adrift” as a tie-in with the movie, and Tami will be doing a book signing for that at the SJI Library on July 2nd at 7:00 pm.

To learn more about the movie, see the official press release below…

On June 1, STXfilms is set to release Adrift in movie theatres nationwide, directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest), and starring two-time Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and star of The Hunger Games franchise, Sam Claflin. This survivalist adventure/drama tells the remarkable true story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft, who penned her traumatic tale with Susea McGearhart in her memoir Red Sky in Mourning almost 16 years ago.

Dey Street is proud to publish the official movie tie-in, ADRIFT: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea (Dey Street Books, Trade Paperback, ISBN 9780062698292, On Sale May 29, 2018), updated with a new foreword and epilogue by the author.

A heart-wrenching memoir of the incredible and courageous 41-day voyage that changed her life forever, ADRIFT tells the first-person account of Tami Oldham who, young and in love, set sail from Tahiti in 1983 under brilliant blue skies with her fiancé Richard Sharp, for Tami’s hometown of San Diego. Their whole lives ahead of them, the two free spirits and avid sailors couldn’t anticipate that less than two weeks into their voyage, they would sail directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. They found themselves battling pounding rain, waves the size of skyscrapers, and 140 knot winds. Richard tethered himself to the boat and sent Tami below to safety, and then all went eerily quiet. Hours later, Tami awakened to find their boat ravaged with no masts, and Richard nowhere in sight…

Perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, John Krakauer’s Into the Wild, and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm, ADRIFT is a heart-wrenching and unforgettable story about the resilience of the human spirit and the transcendent power of love.

About the Authors
Tami Oldham Ashcraft speaks frequently about her experiences and continues to be an avid sailor. She is a 100-ton licensed captain who has logged more than 50,000 offshore miles. She lives with her husband and family in Friday Harbor, Washington, and is available for interviews.

Susea McGearhart is a freelance writer who has been sailing for over 20 years.

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