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

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

All the ingenuity, all the high-tech gear, all the jury-rigging sometimes the sea would rip it all away until there was only you, the Creator, and His mercy.

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

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 would be anyone who could help me. And even if there were, it could take weeks.

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

The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!