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阅读理解A17yearoldU.S
seamansteered(驾驶)hisbatteredsailboatintoaSouthernCaliforniaharbouronThursdaytocompleteahard13monthvoyageandbecometheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworldalone
ZacSunderlandarrivedinMarinaDelReyaboard,drivinghis36footsloop(单桅纵帆船)Intrepidatabout10a.m
localtime
Duringhis28,000nauticalmilejourney,hebravedstorms,equipmentfailures,suspectedpiratesandnarrowlyescapedfromthecrashwithfreighters(货船).“It'sawesometobeback
”Sunderland,ofThousandOaks,California,saidafterhewaswelcomedhomebymanywellwishers
Fewerthan250peoplehavesailedalonearoundtheglobe,withthreetimesthatmanyclimbingthepeakofMountEverest,accordingtotheAmericanSailingAssociation,whichcertifiedSunderland'sachievement
SunderlandleftMarinaDelRey,justsouthofLosAngeles,onJune14,2008,andcelebratedhis17th