Abby Sunderland Quotes

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The critics barged in to harp on every decision we made... Sadly, I began to doubt myself. Maybe I was too young. Maybe I wasn't a good enough sailor.

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The only thing I knew to do was to pray. Lord, if I'm going to be rescued, I said out loud, please let me know.

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I saw the loose tiller jolt hard to the side as the boat began to spin.

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Fifty feet of mast lay in the heaving water, downed lines and shrouds holding it there.

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Against reason, I thought that the next swell would be it: another rogue wave would roll me again... At that moment, a noise from above caught my attention. And I looked up just in time to see a gigantic white airplane fly by.

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

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

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

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

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After the week of stormy weather, she set sail under sunny skies, on a glassy sea with a big swell running.

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