Follow your dreams

Recently, I have started to become inspired by those much like me, in a sense. Specifically, it is two siblings. Zac and Abby Sunderland are a brother and sister pair that have had a love for boating and sailing their entire lives. Along with their passion for the water, both of them set out to do some big things. 

Zac was the first person under the age of 18 to circumnavigate the world. He completed his trip in 13 months and 2 days. Throughout the trip he encountered some hard times and equipment failure, but then again, it is a boat. This feat inspired his sister to do the exact same thing. Abby set out when she was 16 years old. She wanted to be the youngest person to circumnavigate the world single handed, much like what her brother did. This time though, she had the advantage of using the things that her brother learned on his trip. In a nut shell, unfortunately, Abby did not make it around the world. She was hit by a rogue wave in the Indian Ocean. This tore the mast off and left her stranded. She was rescued by authorities and was back home in California a short time later.  

I have been inspired by both of these young sailors and it proves that anything is possible and age is just a number. Stay tuned as I plan on highlighting each of them and their great accomplishments in later posts.