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November 2019

How did Maurice meet Maralyn?

November 12, 2019 Castaways by Alvaro Cerezo

So how was it that fate decided I was to meet Maralyn? It was an event so remarkable that I found it difficult to accept it would change my life so completely; forging a lasting relationship with someone was beyond my imagination….

Getting to know Maurice & Maralyn Bailey

November 12, 2019 Castaways by Alvaro Cerezo

Maurice has recently passed away, that the age of 84, therefore I have created this emotional video as a tribute to their lives. But also because it was a forgotten story. Now, Fifty years later, in a period of animalism and feminism…

Diary of Maralyn Bailey on the liferaft

November 3, 2019 Castaway Books by Alvaro Cerezo

Maralyn kept a diary day by day. Her notes became a faithful record of their adventures. Last time I was in England and visit Maurice, I asked him to bring the diary to our meeting as he was still keeping it at home, and fortunately I could take photos of each page which also helped me a lot…

117 Days Adrift | FULL STORY

November 1, 2019 Castaways by Alvaro Cerezo

Maurice and Maralyn Bailey spent 117 days on a liferaft, after their yacht was struck by a whale and severely damaged. During the early morning of their 7th day at sea when it was just light, as Maralyn and Maurice were below preparing breakfast, there was an alarming ‘bang’,