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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.

Abby Sunderland

When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there’s a massive sense of accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Adversity Crush Overcome Sailor
Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.
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Definition Sea World
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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Awful Dawned Lines Moment Perfectly Something
The open ocean often takes you past your physical limits and when it does, sailing becomes a mental game.
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Game Mental Ocean Past Physical
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 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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Abilities Follow Great Parent Passion Trying
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
Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor.
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Dangerous Most Sailor Solo
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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Able Helping Place Remote
The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability.
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Capability Human Sea Solo Unassisted Youngest
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
The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!
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Building Stories Three
When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.
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Astonished Crazy Fear Joy Surging Two
One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.
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Alone Around Dad Day One Year
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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Again Change Trying Waiting World
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

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 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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