"To sail offshore, especially alone, one must get past the fear of vastness, distance from help, and the naive notion that sailing is some kind of paradise. Then sailing becomes an opportunity to trust life to be what it will be. Anything can happen anywhere. Challenges are innate to this life experience. I've never sailed an offshore passage without needing to be creative or being challenged to grown and learn more about sailing, my boat, and myself. But as I respond to the challenge and arrive, I succeed. I dare say that with each encounter, awe increases our potential and the interconnectedness of the human spirit and the sea. As I grow in confidence, there is less fear and more objectivity. I'm free to become more in tune with the most powerful energy source of life on earth - the ocean."
