Here he is, sailing into the marina to joyful cheers (and tears). I was there today, it was a thrill of a lifetime, and met this amazing young man.
Posted on 07/16/2009 12:45:23 PM PDT by devane617
As the morning fog lifted this morning off Harbor Mouth at Marina del Rey, it revealed a sailboat piloted by a 17-year-old boy from Thousand Oaks who had just become the youngest to sail around the world alone.
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It’s not fair. I never got to sail around the world. And he’s sailed around the whole thing. He should have to give me credit for sailing 1/4 of it.
His spunk has bankrupted his parents.
There’s a huge payday coming....Watch and learn how it’s done...
Ping!
WOOHOO< I spelled your screenname from memory!
I hope he does something for his poor Dad who looked shell-shocked by the bills.
This kid and his father will have millions in endorsements waiting, along with a big fat book deal. Then it’s off to Mt Everest where he will double down...I have a sneaky feeling his parents knew he was a solid kid and could complete the journey alone and safely. It worked as planned....
From the interview I saw, they didn’t have much choice. He looked like an obnoxious snot to me, but I’m glad he made it.
http://www.zacsunderland.com/ Have been following his progress here all year - site traffic seems to be heavy today for some reason ;)
I’m glad he’s okay.
Or they hyped him into it in order to be rid of him for 13 months.
And it worked as planned.
Here he is, sailing into the marina to joyful cheers (and tears). I was there today, it was a thrill of a lifetime, and met this amazing young man.
Thank you, devane617, for posting. It was the most thrilling sight this morning, and what a privilege to be in the crowd welcoming this extraordinary and special young man home after his world record achievement.
He was overjoyed to be back among family and friends. What a fine and loving Christian family they are, too. He handled the speeches, QandA, media and autographing with graciousness and a special sweetness that is all his own. I did get to speak with him a very few minutes as we chuckled that he finally got the In-n-Out burger he had been dreaming of. LOL.
Will post a few pics now.
Congratulations, Zac Sunderland, and thank you for being an inspiration and a role model. (Love those eyebrows, LOL)
Thanks for the update!
You could make a kitten out of those eyebrows.
A sailboat can be such a challenge. Doing it all on your own in certain weather conditions, ect, is a feat in it's self. Doing it around the world, alone and starting at 16....Incredible!! Glad he is home safe and sound now.
Hi GeeBee:o) Definitely, many are glad he made it home safe and sound. I wish you could have been there... well, you almost were:)
Zac will be appearing on the .... Mike Huckabee Show(!!).... on FNC this coming Saturday night, 8 p.m. eastern time.
I wonder if he will talk about being homeschooled, and certainly about his faith. Very interesting!!
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