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I wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted.
Abby Sunderland
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Abby Sunderland
Age: 31
Born: 1993
Born: October 19
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Wild Eyes (sailing vessel)
Abigail Sunderland
Abby J. Sunderland
Abigail J. Sunderland
Abigail Jillian Sunderland
Abby Jillian Sunderland
Abigail Jillian Abby Sunderland
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The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.
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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. 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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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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On October 19, 2009, my sixteenth birthday, Wild Eyes officially became mine! Now it was really happening.
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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 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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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 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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When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.
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The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability.
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The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!
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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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