I thought I just posted a reply, but it seems to have disappeared. I'm kind of glad it did though because I hadn't realized that you, the author, had also replied after my part one comment.

The reason why I'm glad that post went missing is because I wrote that, while your reaction to the sight of the town on the horizon when morning broke, with your thoughts going back to the upcoming costly repairs the mast would need, was logical since you were still under the effects of the ordeal you'd gone through overnight. Earlier you had cause to expect the loss you would suffer to be much greater, with the mast and all the expensive gear attached hitting the drink and being lost forever, and making your own survival questionable.

I hope, and I'm sure you have, found gratitude that the cost of the mast repair was the only loss you suffered once you had time to think back on your adventure.

BTW, my comment here is based on the assumption that you are the sailor; the picture of the mast makes me think this isn't fiction, but I don't really know. Is it?

It's great writing either way, and I think you've probably written other good stuff as well. Thanks for the notice of the part 2 posting. I enjoyed it!