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

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

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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…

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

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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,…

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

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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…

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

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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…

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

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

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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.

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Recipients of transfers set a bad example for others, including their children, other relatives, and friends, who see that one can receive goods, services, or money from the government without earning them. The onlookers easily adopt an attitude that they, too, are entitled to such transfers. They have fewer examples of hardworking, self-reliant people in their families or neighborhoods.

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