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….

If a big wave came at the wrong moment, it would sweep me off into forty-eight-degree water, where I might last twenty minutes. Drowning quickly migh….

The seriousness of my situation started to sink in, and again I fought panic. I pushed it down, but it was harder this time, like my insides were an ….

Slowly, my brain let me in on the fact that I had just come this close to dying..

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 impor….

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….

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 had begun to think that dreams are meant to be no more than dreams and that in reality dreams don't come true. Then my brother (Zac) left on his tr….

I was so thankful that my parents trusted me enough and had enough faith in my abilities to let me follow my passion and try to do something great, e….

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

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….

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

On October 19, 2009, my sixteenth birthday, Wild Eyes officially became mine! Now it was really happening..

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 i….

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

Wild Eyes was built for speed and I was flying down walls of water twenty and thirty feet high..

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

When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear..

Fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have journeyed into space..

Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor..

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