What a splendid treat to have two Valiant chapters in such rapid succession. Thank you!
As a follow-up to Miles' comment, I actually thought the storm was a bit deus ex machina. Although, they then had to battle the storm which kept things interesting. Maybe a bit too interesting in light of the damage they sustained.
The ending demonstrated once again that poor George is lonely. Hopefully he'll find someone compatible soon, although it's unlikely to go anywhere as long as he is sharing his cabin with Daventry. Unless, of course, Daventry turns out to be more compatible than he has appeared so far.
Minor editing point: In the last paragraph, where George is reminded of his conversation with Daventry, did you mean O'Hara?