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> [Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/being-at-sea-is-like-watching-the-whole-world-in-high-definition/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

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## More by Abby Sunderland

> [The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/the-terrifying-physics-of-going-up-mast-in-heavy-seas-are-inescapable/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/but-none-of-that-kept-me-from-picturing-what-a-tsunami-might-look/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/going-up-the-mast-is-one-of-the-most-dangerous-things-you-can-do-as-a/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/the-seriousness-of-my-situation-started-to-sink-in-and-again-i-fought/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/when-i-saw-the-plane-i-was-absolutely-astonished-two-emotions-crashed/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/i-knew-that-even-if-i-was-able-to-call-for-help-i-was-in-a-place-so/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/being-at-sea-is-like-watching-the-whole-world-in-high-definition/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/if-a-big-wave-came-at-the-wrong-moment-it-would-sweep-me-off-into/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/one-day-that-same-year-i-told-my-dad-that-someday-i-would-sail-around/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there's a massive sense of accomplishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/when-a-sailor-overcomes-crushing-adversity-there-s-a-massive-sense-of/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/terror-ripped-through-me-as-i-was-falling-falling-falling-toward-the/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [I wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/i-wanted-to-break-the-record-of-course-and-become-the-youngest-person/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [Slowly, my brain let me in on the fact that I had just come this close to dying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/slowly-my-brain-let-me-in-on-the-fact-that-i-had-just-come-this-close/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/the-things-that-happen-on-the-sea-take-you-beyond-yourself-beyond/)

[Abby Sunderland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abby-sunderland/)

> [The open ocean often takes you past your physical limits and when it does, sailing becomes a mental game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abby-sunderland/the-open-ocean-often-takes-you-past-your-physical-limits-and-when-it/)

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