{"id":12190,"date":"2010-06-10T13:32:46","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T20:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=12190"},"modified":"2010-06-10T13:32:46","modified_gmt":"2010-06-10T20:32:46","slug":"what-a-young-sailor-teaches-us-about-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/12190\/what-a-young-sailor-teaches-us-about-life\/","title":{"rendered":"What a Young Sailor Teaches Us About Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning I woke up to read this article on Abby Sunderland, a young sailor,<\/a> who is attempting an around the world sail singlehandedly. If you sail, then you know how dangerous this is, and as this article indicates, perhaps that danger has now placed Abby’s life in danger.<\/p>\n

I grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, and never though much of sailing. While in college I read about a guy who had worked for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the largest newspaper in Cleveland, and who had managed to plan and sail the Atlantic Ocean in a boat that was just over 13 feet long…about the size of your car. His name was Robert Manry<\/a>, and what he did influenced me to become a sailor when I found my way to San Diego some years later. Here’s a very short clip about his adventure.<\/a><\/p>\n

But this story about Abby, a single day of which is recounted below from her blog<\/a>, instructs us in the great adventure that awaits us every single day, doing the important, doing the mundane, living, longing, experiencing<\/em> this opportunity to be the best we can be.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, May 27, 2010
\nA Tale from the Sea
\nHey everyone,
\nSorry it has been so long since I wrote. There were some problems with one of the Inmarsat satellites and so I wasn’t able to get online. That’s all sorted out now though and hopefully won’t happen again.<\/p>\n

I have had a pretty busy past few days. Things went well getting out of Cape Town – everything was working well and I was having a lot of fun with my new auto pilot. I’ve been able to carry a lot more sail with the working auto pilot and making some pretty good speeds.<\/p>\n

A few days ago (I’m sorry I don’t know exactly how long – the days started to blur together after awhile). I was sailing along nicely doing about 12-15 knots in perfect conditions. The wind started to pick up just as it was getting dark and was a bit too much for the sail I had up, so I went out to Read more<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning I woke up to read this article on Abby Sunderland, a young sailor, who is attempting an around the world sail singlehandedly. If you sail, then you know how dangerous this is, and as this article indicates, perhaps that danger has now placed Abby’s life in danger. 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