Frasi di Abby Sunderland

Abby Sunderland, all'anagrafe Abigail Jillian Sunderland , è una velista statunitense, che nel 2010 ha tentato un giro del mondo in barca in solitaria, aspirando a diventare la più giovane a completare l'impresa, senza però riuscirvi.

✵ 19. Ottobre 1993
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Abby Sunderland: Frasi in inglese

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

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 123

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

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 144

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

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 27

“I saw the loose tiller jolt hard to the side as the boat began to spin.”

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 102

“When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there’s a massive sense of accomplishment.”

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 118

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

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 176-177

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

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 196

“The only thing I knew to do was to pray. “Lord, if I’m going to be rescued,” I said out loud, “please let me know.””

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 175

“Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.”

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 88

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

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p.. 153

“It was like a horrible movie clip, only worse, because I could feel it—not just see it.”

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 166

“Even without looking I knew: there was no way I still had a mast. And without a mast, the trip was over.”

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 156

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

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 31

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

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 143

“Fifty feet of mast lay in the heaving water, downed lines and shrouds holding it there.”

Abby Sunderland

Origine: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 156

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