I wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted.
ABBY SUNDERLANDThe terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.
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When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there’s a massive sense of accomplishment.
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There are a number of places on marine charts where even the most weathered sailors point and say, “Right there, nothing can go wrong. Everything has to go right.”
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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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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 knew that even if I was able to call for help, I was in a place so remote that it wasn’t likely there would be anyone who could help me. And even if there were, it could take weeks.
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All the ingenuity, all the high-tech gear, all the jury-rigging sometimes the sea would rip it all away until there was only you, the Creator, and His mercy.
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I will never forget the feeling of walking into my home, a place that while drifting helpless in the middle of the Indian Ocean I wondered if I would ever see again.
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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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The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!
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The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability.
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Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor.
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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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One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.
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One place is the turbulent passage south of Cape Horn. Another is the dead center of the Indian Ocean.
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I am twelve thousand miles wiser, twelve thousand miles more resilient, and I have twelve thousand miles more faith in God.
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