Determined to survive, Ashcraft created a sail from scraps of material and charted a path to hawaii, which was 1500 miles (2400 kilometers) away. Traveling onltwo miles an hour, Ashcraft reached her destination 41 days later. Having lost 40 pound(18 kilograms) during her ordeal, Ashcraftwas thin and haggard when she arrived. However, she was happy ang greatful to have beat the odds . Ashcraft who still sails, eventually told her tale of survival in a book called