Family of teen sailor jubilant on news she is safe

[Hellow]

This girl was insane.

[blue]

This girl was insane.

That girl has huge bawls.

[Lady's Human]

And no common sense whatsoever.

It's WINTER in the southern Indian ocean.

A 15 y/o in a spec'd race car is a far cry from a 16 y/o in a boat with no support.

It's not called crushing their dreams. There's plenty of time to sail around the world on daddy's money. Do it when you've got a few more years of experience under your belt, and plan it better.

[Bonny]

That 16 year old has True Grit.

[kokopup]

From what I have read this youngster was already a seasoned sailor. She had already sailed through some very turbulent seas ,and I have no doubt that she would have completed the around the world trip if not for the broken sail.

When my son was very young he raced Motocross and many people ask why I let my son participate in such a dangerous sport. If he was reckless and Unprepared I would agree that he should not be doing this at his young age. i much prefer his racing to what his sons do for activity. They text and video game 24/7 and have absolutely no desire to do anything else.

IMO, I think the parents did all they could have done to ensure the safety of their daughter. Having a support ship under the conditions encountered would have been next to impossible. A support ship may even make conditions more dangerous.

[Catty1]

Abby Sunderland had had to put into two ports for repairs, etc. This changed the original schedule of her trip, which was timed to AVOID the winter storms.

She could have turned back at those times...but had come so far, I guess she decided to chance it.

[Catty1]

Abby Speaks:

Entire article at:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...dLqUnSTlVCtwpA

"There are plenty of things people can think of to blame for my situation; my age, the time of year and many more," she wrote on soloround.blogspot.com. "The truth is, I was in a storm and you don't sail through the Indian Ocean without getting in at least one storm. It wasn't the time of year, it was just a Southern Ocean storm. Storms are part of the deal when you set out to sail around the world.

"As for age, since when does age create gigantic waves and storms?"