Unsinkable, Abby Sunderland
Unsinkable, Abby Sunderland
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Unsinkable
A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

Author: Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent

Narrator: Jaimee Draper

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 10/01/2019


Synopsis

Abby Sutherland grew up sailing.Her father, Laurence, a shipwright, and her mother, Marianne, wanted their kids to develop responsibility, to see other cultures, to experience the world instead of watching it on TV. So they took them sailing down the coast of Mexico... for three years.When Abby was thirteen, she began helping her father deliver boats and soon was sailing solo. She loved being on the open ocean, the spray in her face, the wind in her hair. She began to dream of sailing the world. But fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have traveled into space. It is a challenge so immense that many have died trying, and all have been pushed beyond every physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual limit.In Unsinkable, you will follow Abby into the depths through a gripping and evocative firsthand account that starts prior to her departure, travels through her daring (and sometimes near-death) encounters on the open sea, to her dramatic rescue in the remotest part of the Indian Ocean. Today, when the most productive thing a teenager may do is play videogames, Abby's courage and tenacity shows us all what can happen when we choose to challenge our own limits, embrace faith, and aim for what our critics say is impossible.It was pitch-black out and whitewater was crashing over the boat. The wintry wind screamed across the deck, and I could tell it was now holding up near fifty knots. Imagine standing on the roof of a car that's driving down the freeway. That's how hard it was blowing.At that moment, a huge gust hit the mainsail like a train. The boat heeled over to port as if a giant hand had smacked her down, and I tumbled over the top of the mainsail toward the water...On January 23, 2010, sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland set sail from Marina del Rey, California, in an attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the world. Immediately, her trip sparked controversy. What was a girl her

About Abby Sunderland

Abby Sunderland is the second of eight children in a family of sailors and adventurers. In 2007, at age 13, Abby discovered her dream of sailing solo around the world and was inspired by her brother Zac's successful circumnavigation in 2009. Her own journey, in 2010, ended in the Indian Ocean when a rogue wave rolled her sailboat, Wild Eyes . Abby now shares her story of tenacity and courage to audiences everywhere.

About Lynn Vincent

Lynn Vincent is the New York Times best-selling writer ofHeaven Is for Real and Same Kind of Different As Me. The author or coauthor of ten books, Lynn has sold 12 million copies since 2006. She worked for eleven years as a writer and editor at the national news biweekly WORLD magazine and is a U.S. Navy veteran.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa on January 03, 2013

There were three things which prevented me from enjoying this story and giving it more than an okay rating: the defensive tone at the tale's beginning (and the incessant praise given to Abby at every available opportunity later on), Abby's very teenage writing style (different perspectives are secti......more

Goodreads review by Addy on February 24, 2025

Imagine sailing across the ocean, through raging winds, and towering waves, at the age when you have just learned how to drive. The book Unsinkable by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent is a nonfiction biography that recalls the incredible journey of a young girl who attempts to solo circumnavigate th......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on February 25, 2023

The writer did a wonderful job with the different points of view. Everyone involved had interesting insight on Wild Eyes. The captain Abby went through unimaginable trauma. When I was young my family followed Zac’s journey and then Abby’s. I remember the backlash Abby and her family faced before sh......more

Goodreads review by Jisela on February 19, 2025

A great nonfiction book leaves the reader with an awe feeling of inspiration. It is a book full of true events, memoirs from several perspectives, true statements, and information. The book ‘Unsinkable’ by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent goes through the highs and lows of what people may say is imp......more

Goodreads review by Angie on March 11, 2024

I will always be in awe of Abby Sunderland. It doesn't matter to me that she didn't complete this journey. The fact that she embarked on this round the world sail with all intentions of completing it speaks volumes. I'm a sailor, nothing like what Abby has achieved, but I know from experience that t......more