The Three Journey's of Sailing in Hope

This survey is being conducted out of interest for the IBD community to better understand the experiences of those living with the condition

The Sea-Mammal Sail Scale is a simple, intuitive way to understand different types of sailing yachts by comparing them to familiar ocean animals.

I’m working to turn my childhood dream into reality by embarking on a solo, non-stop journey around the globe. Through Sailing in Hope, I want to show that while chronic illness can derail your plans, it doesn’t have to erase your dreams—it can force you to reshape them.

 It started when I was just 15. It was the kind of thing you want to pretend wasn’t happening. I thought if I ignored it-it would go away. But it didn’t.