That storm almost got me (although before the book we just called it the Halloween Storm)....I surf and looking at the map knew that Montauk would be huge...it was with only one reef able to handle the size and direction, the spot at the Lighthouse called the Alamo....12-15 ft faces...long story short, I got in trouble and nearly paid a lot more than it was worth...the same day a surfer was drowned by the swell in Rhode Island.
Wow, I'm glad your okay. That must be quite a story to tell.
I saw the movie and it was okay, I really felt for the families since it was based on a true story.
That movie reminded me of the Edmund Fitzgerald.