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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.

Abby Sunderland

If a big wave came at the wrong moment, it would sweep me off into forty-eight-degree water, where I might last twenty minutes. Drowning quickly might be better.
ABBY SUNDERLAND

Drowning Eight Twenty Water
Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.
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Definition Sea World
Slowly, my brain let me in on the fact that I had just come this close to dying.
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Brain Close Dying Fact Slowly
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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Feeling Home Indian Ocean Walking
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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Harder Panic Seriousness Soda Time Trying
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.
ABBY SUNDERLAND

Able Helping Place Remote
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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Blowing Boat East Eye West Wild
One place is the turbulent passage south of Cape Horn. Another is the dead center of the Indian Ocean.
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One Passage Place Point Turbulent
Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea.
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Fall Ripped Sea Terror
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.
ABBY SUNDERLAND

Eye June Ocean Strom Swept
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.
ABBY SUNDERLAND

Abilities Follow Great Parent Passion Trying
When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there’s a massive sense of accomplishment.
ABBY SUNDERLAND

Accomplishment Adversity Crush Overcome Sailor
Fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have journeyed into space.
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CIrcumnavigated Globe People Solo Space Successfully
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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Begun Believe Brother Dream More
On October 19, 2009, my sixteenth birthday, Wild Eyes officially became mine! Now it was really happening.
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Birthday Eye Happening October Sixteenth
I wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted.
ABBY SUNDERLAND

Break Course Records World Sail Unassisted Youngest

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