Abby Sunderland quotes

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. (Abby Sunderland)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have journeyed into space. View quote
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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. View quote
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When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there's a massive sense of accomplishment. (Abby Sunderland)
Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea. View quote
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Slowly, my brain let me in on the fact that I had just come this close to dying. View quote
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Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition. View quote
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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. View quote
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Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable. View quote
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When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear. View quote
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One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone. (Abby Sunderland)
On October 19, 2009, my sixteenth birthday, Wild Eyes officially became mine! Now it was really happening. View quote
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The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings! View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
Abby Sunderland

Abby Sunderland

Occupation: Sailor
Born: October 19, 1993
Quotes count: 40
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