Tomorrow, with any luck, Zac Sunderland will leave Marina Del Rey, California to circle the globe on his sailboat. His quest is a great thing from my perspective. When I was his age, I read books like Dove and Gipsy Moth Circles the World. I dreamed of eating flying fish for breakfast, and working a trusty boat in a routine of solitude and adventure. Single handed sailing topped my interest, with circumnavigators the highest of the high. After my teens I didn't pay much attention to that wonderful community of hardy souls who circumnavigate alone. I hadn't thought of my own dreams until I heard the NPR story on Zac. His quest is near and dear to my heart. Go Zac go!
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