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I knew that even if I was abl...

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 am twelve thousand miles wi...

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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Terror ripped through me as I...

Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea.

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I'm one-hundred-fifty miles o...

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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I wanted to break the record,...

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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On October 19, 2009, my sixte...

On October 19, 2009, my sixteenth birthday, Wild Eyes officially became mine! Now it was really happening.

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I had begun to think that dre...

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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When I saw the plane, I was a...

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

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The terrifying physics of goi...

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

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I will definitely attempt to ...

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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The seriousness of my situati...

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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I was so thankful that my par...

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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Wild Eyes was built for speed...

Wild Eyes was built for speed and I was flying down walls of water twenty and thirty feet high.

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There are a number of places ...

There are a number of places on marine charts where even the most weathered sailors point and say, "Right there, nothing can go wrong. Everything has to go right." One place is the turbulent passage south of Cape Horn. Another is the dead center of the Indian Ocean.

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One day that same year, I tol...

One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.

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Fewer people have successfull...

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

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All the ingenuity, all the hi...

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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On June 10, the worst storm i...

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 will never forget the feeli...

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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The things that happen on the...

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

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