I am twelve thousand miles wiser, twelve thousand miles more resilient, and I have twelve thousand miles more faith in God.
ABBY SUNDERLANDThe winds were blowing from west to east, pushing Abby’s boat toward the rocks as Abby struggled with the autopilots below.
More Abby Sunderland Quotes
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The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.
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Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea.
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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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Wild Eyes was built for speed and I was flying down walls of water twenty and thirty feet high.
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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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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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Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor.
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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 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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The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability.
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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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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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One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.
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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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The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!
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