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….

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

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

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..

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

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….

The winds were blowing from west to east, pushing Abby's boat toward the rocks as Abby struggled with the autopilots below. If Wild Eyes reached thos….

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….

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