Sentence:  I believe I eloquently spoke of him, when I proposed his health, as one ‘of those daring spirits, who, proudly turning their backs on an old and effete world, pushed forth over the unsociable and <WSD>storm-wracked</WSD> seas to seek a golden future in a region teeming with boundless possibilities and wealth, that need only a daring hand to lay it open to the sun.' 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Stormy, beset by a storm.