Determined to survive, Ashcraft created a sail from scraps of material and charted a path to Hawaii, which was 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) always. Traveling only two miles an hour, Ashcraft reached her destination 41 days later Having lost 40 pounds (18 kilograms) during her ordeal Ashcraft was thin and haggard when she arrived. However, she was happy and grateful to have beat the odds. Ashcraft, who still sails, eventually told her tale of survival in a book California's Red Sky Mourning.