Shipwrecked!

This is the true tale of survival from 1899. Shipwrecked in a typhoon, Hjalmar Johnson survived on a raft for 45 days, walked across South Africa during the Boer War and battled the elements of the Southern Ocean around the Horn. Written with scenes and dialogue, Koepf presents a captivating tale you will not want to put down. Hardship and adversity are overcome in this story, a testament to the hardiness of men in this age of sail.

This is a true tale of survival from 1899. Shipwrecked in a typhoon, Hjalmar Johnson survived on a raft for 45 days, walked across South Africa during the Boer War and battled the elements of the Southern Ocean around the Horn. Written with scenes and dialogue, Koepf presents a captivating tale you will not want to put down. Hardship and adversity are overcome in this story, a testament to the hardiness of men in this age of sail.

Ernie Koepf is a retired commercial fisherman, 30 years fishing for salmon and crab and 45 years as a herring fisherman in San Francisco Bay. In addition, he was a Harbor Patrolman in Half Moon Bay and ran a vessel haul-out facility there. After residing for 45 years in Half Moon Bay, he now resides in the hills of Oakland with his wife Jan Moestue.