The Church in Sag Harbor presents this month’s Knowledge Friday, on May 20, with journalist, author, and Sag Harbor resident Amanda M. Fairbanks speaking on her widely praised book “The Lost Boys of Montauk.”
Described by New York Times bestselling author Ron Suskind as “an honest and touching book, and a hell of a story,” the story follows the commercial fishing boat Wind Blown as it leaves Montauk Harbor in March of 1984 for a routine offshore voyage. The passengers on the boat include its captain, a married father of three young boys, two locals, and the blue-blooded son of a well-to-do family. After a week at sea, the weather suddenly turned, and the foursome collided with a nor’easter. Although the crew put up a fight, their lives were tragically lost — neither the boat nor the bodies of the men were ever recovered.
Morgan McGivern, a local photographer who took upwards of a dozen photographs that appear in Amanda’s book, will present a slide show of the images during her talk.
Tickets are $15.