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“I'm one-hundred-fifty miles off Cape Horn, both autopilots are broken, and my boat is drifting toward one of the nastiest chunks of ocean on the face of the earth.”

Quote by Abby Sunderland

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Abby Sunderland

Abby Sunderland, born in October 1993, is a renowned sailor. She is known for her young-around-the-world sailing adventure, becoming the youngest female to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe. more

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