On June 10, the worst storm in the series swept across the middle of the Indian Ocean and Wild Eyes was directly in its path.

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.

But none of that kept me from picturing what a tsunami might look like if it did rise up and roar toward my little boat like some watery blue version of the Great Wall of China.

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

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

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