When Bill Pinkney sailed solo around the world in mdash taking the hard route around the perilous Great Southern Capes mdash he did it for a higher purpose His voyage was to inspire and educate children That included students at his former inner-city Chicago elementary school His goal To show how far they could go by studying hard and making a commitment mdash the word he chose in naming his boat When Bill takes schoolkids on the water in Commitment he says ldquo They rsquo ve got that tiller in their hand and they learn about control self-control they learn [... more]