“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
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“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
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“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
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“Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.”
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“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
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“One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.”
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“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
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“The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!”
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“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
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“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
Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 157