But the more times she missed, the faster she’d be traveling when she finally slammed into the mast. And it wasn’t if she hit the mast; it was when. At that point, Abby would be either severely injured or dead.
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p. 145Abby Sunderland
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Even without looking I knew: there was no way I still had a mast. And without a mast, the trip was over.
Abby Sunderland
A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast,
And fills the white and rustling sail,
And bends the gallant mast.
And bends the gallant mast, my boys,
While like the eagle free
Away the good ship flies, and leaves
Old England on the lee.Allan Cunningham
Going up the mast is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a solo sailor.
Abby Sunderland
The terrifying physics of going up-mast in heavy seas are inescapable.
Abby Sunderland
Stood for his country’s glory fast,
And nail’d her colours to the mast!Walter Scott
Sunderland, Abby
Sununu, John E.
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