who is the movie adrift based off of
Adrift (2018 film) Adrift is loosely based on the true story of two avid sailors, Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp, who set out on a journey across the ocean in 1983 and sailed directly into a hurricane. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins, and has to find a way to save them both.[2]