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Derek thankfully, was a very strong swimmer and he struck off in a crawl towards the shore. Later he would recount that as he headed towards the shore a wind surfer had come up to him. He had asked for help but the surfer said he couldn’t help and just sped off into the distance.

With Derek a receding figure I looked around me. In the distance I could see another white speedboat. I tried yelling as hard as I could and tried splashing and throwing white water high into the air. But my cries and efforts were futile. They were simply too far off and my blue wetsuit blended in too well with the surrounding water. The speedboat soon disappeared off towards the harbour. I was left completely alone far offshore trying to come to terms with my predicament.

I started to think what I could do to resolve my predicament. The boat was continuing to career round and round in circles not far from me. As I floated there upright in the water I watched the boat – every now and then it would strike a wave at an awkward angle as it circled and this would change its direction slightly – so the area it was circling was changing over time.