Lost Boat Reappears After Eight Years – Where Was It?

There have been less than 200 people that had circumnavigated the globe, and unfortunately, a lot more lives have been lost while pursuing this goal. When Abby Sunderland decided to break the record in 2010, she had no idea disaster would strike.

For years, her family had tried to recover the lost boat, but it was all in vain. However, its story was just beginning!

A Love for the Sea

Laurence Sunderland grew up in England on the southern coast and his parents’ love of seafaring was passed down to his eight children. With all the family living by the sea, he and his wife Marianne would take long journeys on their 51-foot boat.

That’s how it all started…

Taking the Crown

The Sunderlands toured through the Channel Islands, Baja California and then in 2009, their son Zac, who was 17 years old, became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe. Little did she know that her wish to take the crown would have a disastrous outcome!

Breaking the Record

Abby knew that spending almost her entire life on the boat would help her become the youngest person to sail around the world at 16 years old. Their father actually tried to convince them not to go on that adventure, he explained in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

He took them sailing in rough waters and that fact encouraged them even more…

Incredible Strength

One day, Laurence took Abby out on the sea and they found themselves in the middle of the storm. Although they had been through a 20-hour day of handling the ship, Abby kept them afloat. However, nothing could prepare her for the biggest journey of her life.