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Abby Sunderland Rounds Cape Horn

After a frustrating day or so of calm weather that halted her planned Tuesday rounding of the Horn, Newport Beach’s Abby Sunderland finally passed the notorious cape on Wednesday, if a little farther offshore than she’d hoped. "Even though I didn’t get to see it [Cape Horn], it’s very exciting to finally be here," Sunderland wrote on her blog. "I’ve covered a lot of miles and have been through a lot, so finally getting here to Cape Horn is very exciting!"

Her accomplishment makes Sunderland the youngest person to have done so solo and without assistance (she’s five months younger than Jessica Watson, who is also seeking the title of youngest non-stop, solo circumnavigator). Due to the sea state, which is apparently now quite rolly, Abby’s father Laurence couldn’t make it out to rendezvous with his daughter, which must have been a bitter disappointment for both.

Farther down the track, Watson congratulated Sunderland on her feat. "It was great to hear that Abby Sunderland rounded Cape Horn yesterday," she wrote in her blog yesterday. "I’m really thrilled for her. It brings back lots of memories of when I was down there. Go Abby!"

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