The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.
ABBY SUNDERLANDI wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted.
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Fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have journeyed into space.
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When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there’s a massive sense of accomplishment.
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Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea.
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Slowly, my brain let me in on the fact that I had just come this close to dying.
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If Wild Eyes reached those islands, she wouldn’t run aground, keel in the sand. She would be smashed into pieces.
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In that moment it dawned on me that everything has to line up perfectly for something to turn out this awful.
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I was so thankful that my parents trusted me enough and had enough faith in my abilities to let me follow my passion and try to do something great, even if I might fail.
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I will definitely attempt to sail around the world again. In fact, I can’t wait for the chance to try again.
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I had begun to think that dreams are meant to be no more than dreams and that in reality dreams don’t come true. Then my brother (Zac) left on his trip.
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But none of that kept me from picturing what a tsunami might look like if it did rise up and roar toward my little boat like some watery blue version of the Great Wall of China.
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The seriousness of my situation started to sink in, and again I fought panic. I pushed it down, but it was harder this time, like my insides were an open can of shaken soda and I was trying to keep it from bubbling up out of the top.
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On June 10, the worst storm in the series swept across the middle of the Indian Ocean and Wild Eyes was directly in its path.
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The winds were blowing from west to east, pushing Abby’s boat toward the rocks as Abby struggled with the autopilots below.
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It was amazing to see all the support that he got from around the world and to see how everyone worked together to help make his dream reality. Watching him do this really made me believe that I could too.
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I wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted.
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