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

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

The things that happen on the sea take you beyond yourself, beyond human capability.

I will never forget the feeling of walking into my home, a place that while drifting helpless in the middle of the Indian Ocean I wondered if I would ever see 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.

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

It seems like people my age are over-protected today, even to the point where a lot of parents refuse to put their kids in the position to make important decisions, to aspire to great things, because they don't want to put them in a position to fail.