article_snippet.sent: Louis Jordan, 37, released a three-paragraph statement on Monday in which he said he stayed inside he to keep dry and avoid sun, wind, waves and sea spray during he ordeal.
article_snippet.sent: he rescued from a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast has responded to critics of he by claiming that he avoided sunburn and blisters by staying in his cabin and that he survived by rationing food and water.
article_snippet.sent: Louis Lordan said Louis Lordan stayed inside his cabin to keep dry and avoid sun, wind, waves and sea spray. '
article_snippet.sent: Every time I went outside, I exposed Louis Lordan to getting my clothes drenched, which would have made it harder for me to keep warm,' he said. '
article_snippet.sent: My blankets were already soaked, and often there was no way of hanging up my clothes to dry.
article_snippet.sent: Keeping dry was vital to my survival.'
article_snippet.sent: he said he rationed food and water and kept he calorie expenditure low. '
article_snippet.sent: That meant I had to stay inside the boat as much as possible, therefore I didn't have a sunburn, or blisters, as if I were found clinging to an upside-down boat,' he said.
highlights_snippet.sent: The sailor said The sailor survived by staying inside The sailor cabin to keep dry and avoid sun, wind, waves and sea spray during The sailor 66 day ordeal .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The sailor also said The sailor rationed food and water and kept The sailor calorie expenditure low .
  