Even though Abby Sunderland’s solo journey across the world ended up in failure (she had to be rescued), she ended up gaining more attention from the public than anyone who has tried to complete the journey across the world. The current record is being held by Jessica Watson for being to youngest to solo circumnavigate across the world.
The charts from Google Trends suggest that even though little was in talked about Abby Sunderland through her journey, her name became known across the world after the disaster. Abby Sunderland has got herself recorded in the history even though she didn’t completed her journey.
The conclusion would be that sometimes failure can lead to success. In this case – Abby Sunderland failed to complete her journey however she ended up being recognized across the world than even Jessica Watson who completed her journey. World is not always about winning I guess.
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