Abby Sunderland Quotes, Ocean Quotes, Past Quotes

The open ocean often takes you past your physical limits and when it does, sailing becomes a mental game.

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The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.

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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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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 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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I'm one-hundred-fifty miles off Cape Horn, both autopilots are broken, and my boat is drifting toward one of the nastiest chunks of ocean on the face of the earth.

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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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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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Fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have journeyed into space.

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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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When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.

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Slowly, my brain let me in on the fact that I had just come this close to dying.

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But none of that kept me from picturing what a tsunami might look like if it did rise up and roar toward my little boat like some watery blue version of the Great Wall of China.

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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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The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability.

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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.

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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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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. 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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I wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted.

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