Wow, this is a very different sort of story, @ricardo993. I love the writing voice. It rings true, and I found myself believing that this narrator has seen it all, and stared death in the face through storms and capsizings and hunger and thirst — and then he wants to go right back out again to the sea when he is safe on shore!
You pray to the Lord to help you, even if you are the most atheistic of atheists, faith is the only thing you can hold on to keep your sanity.
I actually believe that to be true, that no matter whether or not we see ourselves as people of faith, we would most certainly pray to a higher power when in a life or death situation at sea!
Welcome back. We've missed you!