A true story adventure, of a perilous journey into a vast, dangerous ocean... and the three complete strangers, on a tiny boat, trying to survive it.
In February of 1999, 26-year-old U.S. Naval Submarine Officer Cameron Thurman set out from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to Yokosuka, Japan, aboard a 32-foot sailboat. Cameron was accompanied by a crew of two complete strangers: Japanese free-spirit and surfer Hiroki, and Polish family man Charlie. Charlie was the only one of the trio with any significant sailing experience.
It was a journey intended to take less than 30 days; it would stretch on for 45 days, testing and pushing them - and the boat - to their limits. Their survival hinged entirely on their ability to communicate with, rely upon and trust in each other, despite their differences.
If they were going to survive, they would have to make it through a storm that neither they nor their boat were prepared for.
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A true story adventure, of a perilous journey into a vast, dangerous ocean... and the three complete strangers, on a tiny boat, trying to survive it.
In February of 1999, 26-year-old U.S. Naval Submarine Officer Cameron Thurman set out from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to Yokosuka, Japan, aboard a 32-foot sailboat. Cameron was accompanied by a crew of two complete strangers: Japanese free-spirit and surfer Hiroki, and Polish family man Charlie. Charlie was the only one of the trio with any significant sailing experience.
It was a journey intended to take less than 30 days; it would stretch on for 45 days, testing and pushing them - and the boat - to their limits. Their survival hinged entirely on their ability to communicate with, rely upon and trust in each other, despite their differences.
If they were going to survive, they would have to make it through a storm that neither they nor their boat were prepared for.
Cameron Thurman decides to undertake a 4,000 mile ocean journey from Hawaii to Japan, on a small boat, and manages to convince two complete strangers to take the voyage with him. But even getting out of the dock proves more complicated and problematic than anyone could have guessed.
Surviving The Lillinoe is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Garrick Dion and Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Cameron Thurman. Cameron is writing a book about his experience on the Lillinoe, and we will update the show credits with a link to the book when it is available. Starring Henry Monfries as Cameron, Jonathan Regier as Charlie and Austin Kuniyoshi as Hiroki. Edited, sound designed and mixed by Andres Coca. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. If you're enjoying the show, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now, for future episodes.
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Surviving The Lillinoe
A true story adventure, of a perilous journey into a vast, dangerous ocean... and the three complete strangers, on a tiny boat, trying to survive it.
In February of 1999, 26-year-old U.S. Naval Submarine Officer Cameron Thurman set out from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to Yokosuka, Japan, aboard a 32-foot sailboat. Cameron was accompanied by a crew of two complete strangers: Japanese free-spirit and surfer Hiroki, and Polish family man Charlie. Charlie was the only one of the trio with any significant sailing experience.
It was a journey intended to take less than 30 days; it would stretch on for 45 days, testing and pushing them - and the boat - to their limits. Their survival hinged entirely on their ability to communicate with, rely upon and trust in each other, despite their differences.
If they were going to survive, they would have to make it through a storm that neither they nor their boat were prepared for.
