Birthday Quote by Abby Sunderland

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

— Abby Sunderland

But none of that kept me from picturing what a tsunami might look like if it did rise up and roar toward my little…

— Abby Sunderland

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

— Abby Sunderland

The seriousness of my situation started to sink in, and again I fought panic. I pushed it down, but it was harder this time,…

— Abby Sunderland

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

— 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…

— Abby Sunderland

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

— Abby Sunderland

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…

— Abby Sunderland

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

— Abby Sunderland

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.

— Abby Sunderland

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

— Abby Sunderland