Fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have journeyed into space.
ABBY SUNDERLANDI 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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Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.
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When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.
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The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!
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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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The open ocean often takes you past your physical limits and when it does, sailing becomes a mental game.
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Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea.
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When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there’s a massive sense of accomplishment.
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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 seems like people my age are over-protected today, even to the point where a lot of parents refuse to put their kids in the position to make important decisions, to aspire to great things, because they don’t want to put them in a position to fail.
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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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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 am twelve thousand miles wiser, twelve thousand miles more resilient, and I have twelve thousand miles more faith in God.
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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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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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