Elizabeth W. Garber

Elizabeth Garber is the author of "Implosion: A Memoir of an Architect’s Daughter." This is an episode from her memoir-in-progress, "Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: A Memoir of a Young Woman’s Daring Year," about her perilous year at sea on a square rigger that ended with being held hostage in Panama in 1972. You can follow Elizabeth on Instagram @elizabethgarberwriter.