The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.

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

I am twelve thousand miles wiser, twelve thousand miles more resilient, and I have twelve thousand miles more faith in God.

Terror ripped through me as I was falling, falling, falling toward the sea.

The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.

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