NIGHT CROSSINGS

Maritime stories of rogue waves at night on California's notorious Humboldt Bar

By: Jon Humboldt Gates

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

At night, a harbor entrance becomes a dark and unpredictable corridor. One of the most dangerous harbor crossings in North America is the entrance to Humboldt Bay, on the California North Coast. For years, mariners have traded tales of shipwrecks and narrow escapes on the bar. The five stories retold here occurred between 1933 and 1982. They are based on recollections of sailors who survived the treacherous waters when a rogue wave came out of the darkness. In 1933, two teenagers pilot a small sailboat on a midnight adventure. Forty years later, Christmas Eve turns into a nightmare for the fisherman aboard the LADY FAME. Theirs are two of the voices that evoke the haunting uncertainty of a night crossing.

Good short stories

I lived in Arcata 20 years and my crab and oyster fishermen friends told stories of scary DAYtime Crossings so these were intriguing.