Abby Sunderland Quotes

Abigail Jillian Sunderland is an American former sailor who, in 2010, attempted to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Wikipedia  

✵ 19. October 1993
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Famous Abby Sunderland Quotes

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 123

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 144

“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.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 48

“It was like a horrible movie clip, only worse, because I could feel it—not just see it.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 166

Abby Sunderland Quotes about the sea

“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.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 17

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 88

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 63

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 178

Abby Sunderland Quotes about the world

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 27

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 14

“I will definitely attempt to sail around the world again. In fact, I can’t wait for the chance to try again.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 197

Abby Sunderland Quotes

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 102

“When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there’s a massive sense of accomplishment.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 118

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 176-177

“I am twelve thousand miles wiser, twelve thousand miles more resilient, and I have twelve thousand miles more faith in God.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 196

“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.””

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 175

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p.. 153

“Even without looking I knew: there was no way I still had a mast. And without a mast, the trip was over.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 156

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 31

“Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 143

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 156

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 125

“In that moment it dawned on me that everything has to line up perfectly for something to turn out this awful.”

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 159

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

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 14

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