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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.

Abby Sunderland 31 quotes

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.

Abby Sunderland 31 quotes

But none of that kept me from ...

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.

Abby Sunderland 31 quotes

I had begun to think that drea...

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.

Abby Sunderland 31 quotes

The things that happen on the ...

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

Abby Sunderland 31 quotes

The swells were amazing! As bi...

The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!

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

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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Slowly, my brain let me in on ...

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

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There are a number of places o...

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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The open ocean often takes you...

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

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All the ingenuity, all the hig...

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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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 sixtee...

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

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Being at sea is like watching ...

Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.

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It seems like people my age ar...

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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I was so thankful that my pare...

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 winds were blowing from we...

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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When a sailor overcomes crushi...

When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there's a massive sense of accomplishment.

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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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If a big wave came at the wron...

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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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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