Teenager Sails Around the World

17-year-old Zac Sunderland arrived home in California Thursday after a year of sailing around the world solo in his 36-foot sailboat named the Intrepid. He is now the youngest person to ever pull off such a stunt. Sunderland covered 27,500 miles and dealt with pirates and severe storms.
"The hardest constantly was the tiredness," he said. "I mean, you get over the loneliness, but tiredness, it's an ongoing thing. Half the time I haven't slept in 48 hours and it's just hard to get enough rest."

Sunderland said he made some good contacts along the way.

"It's interesting just thinking back to the different places in the world because I have so many friends in different parts of the world that are like family, you know, and all these different experiences," he said.

Link to story. Link to website. -via J-Walk Blog

(image credit: Lisa Gizara)

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Reminds me of that book they made us read in school: Dove. I think the stories compare nicely. From Amazon:

"In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in a 24-foot sloop. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he returned to home port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book, Dove."
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OMFG!! I loved mr.t cereal and also the OJ simpson cereal that tasted like orange juice. wow this is a nice flashback. i was raised in the 80s so yahoooo!
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Whaou ! really impressed...
But one is missing : The Nintendo Cereal System !!
Mario and Zelda characters chaped cereals !

http://jetube.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/games-un-pixel-pour-votre-breakfast/
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I used to LOVE Apple Jacks

http://theimaginaryworld.com/bslt15.jpg

Like every cereal company, they cut back on sugar and people quit buying them. Just like Coke & Pepsi won't listen to the customers that don't want corn syrup in their soft drink.
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Qwisp and Quake were the same cereal. General Mills introduced them at the same time, and created a rivalry between the two characters - then made kids vote on who would win. Qwisp won.
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