Posted on 07/17/2009 12:24:30 PM PDT by Federalist Patriot
Here is video of an interview with 17 year-old Zac Sunderland who has become the youngest known person to sail solo around the world. He is interviewed here with his parents, and talks about his close encounter with pirates when he was in the area of Indonesia. The video shows a map of his journey. Sunderland lost 15-20 pounds during the year it took him to complete his trip. . . . . (Watch Video)
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Ah, to be young and fearless.
This kid rocks!
And to have money and a sailboat and parents that let you do stuff.
Well , he did buy the sailboat with his own dough earned from part-time jobs . $ 6 grand I believe and it’s a 1972 model .
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