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

The winds were blowing from west to east, pushing Abby's boat toward the rocks as Abby struggled with the autopilots below. If Wild Eyes reached those islands, she wouldn't run aground, keel in the sand. She would be smashed into pieces.

There are a number of places on marine charts where even the most weathered sailors point and say, "Right there, nothing can go wrong. Everything has to go right." One place is the turbulent passage south of Cape Horn. Another is the dead center of the Indian Ocean.

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

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

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

The open ocean often takes you past your physical limits and when it does, sailing becomes a mental game.