WWVaBeach Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Feared Lost at Sea Quite a challenge for such a young girl. Hope she's OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 we need to stop measuring 'youngest this' and 'youngest that'....these kids are way too young to be doing these death defying 'stunts'...that kid that just climbed everest...he had to go up the chinese side because the tibetian side does have an age limit....16 years old is too young to die at sea for a silly stunt..... imho Feared Lost at Sea Quite a challenge for such a young girl. Hope she's OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hope she's ok. Quite a challenge yes, but I have to question the wisdom of a child being alone in a boat hundreds of miles from help during the winter season. Lots of experience is one thing, but 16 is still 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWVaBeach Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hope she's ok. Quite a challenge yes, but I have to question the wisdom of a child being alone in a boat hundreds of miles from help during the winter season. Lots of experience is one thing, but 16 is still 16. I agree, way too young to be trying something like this. If she is unfortunately lost I wouldn't mind her parents being charged with causing hear death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBeane Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I agree, way too young to be trying something like this. If she is unfortunately lost I wouldn't mind her parents being charged with causing hear death. Come on now... really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I agree, way too young to be trying something like this. If she is unfortunately lost I wouldn't mind her parents being charged with causing hear death. Agreed. Endangering the welfare of a child is a crime, never more so than in these "look at me" stunts that say more about the parent than anything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Ah yes, I think I read about this story in Terrible Parenting Magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 They found her alive.... http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/17960/...maged+sailboat/ Abby Sunderland, 16, is alive and apparently well, floundering in rough seas in the Indian Ocean without a mast, but safely aboard her 40-foot boat and awaiting the arrival of rescue ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 They found her alive.... http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/17960/...maged+sailboat/ Abby Sunderland, 16, is alive and apparently well, floundering in rough seas in the Indian Ocean without a mast, but safely aboard her 40-foot boat and awaiting the arrival of rescue ships. Once she's on the rescue boat, let's have the parent discussion no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Once she's on the rescue boat, let's have the parent discussion no? How the heck are they going to charge her parents in her death if she is alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 How the heck are they going to charge her parents in her death if she is alive? Details, details.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 How the heck are they going to charge her parents in her death if she is alive? They could kill her for being such a failure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 How the heck are they going to charge her parents in her death if she is alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 i remember hearing about this last year as she as preparing. i think ESPN did an Outside the Lines episode on it, or something. Thought it was a bad idea then, still think it is. She didnt even make it to the roughest parts of the journey. It's an incredibly difficult trip for a small team of adults, a solo teenager stands little chance. She's lucky she ran into trouble so early and didnt make it to the hard parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hope she's ok. Quite a challenge yes, but I have to question the wisdom of a child being alone in a boat hundreds of miles from help during the winter season. Lots of experience is one thing, but 16 is still 16. And that is my biggest problem with it. The winter season in the southern ocean? Really? With 60' rollers? Her brother did it at 17 and the family is obviously experienced sailors. I actually have less of a problem with the parents permitting it than the time of the year. She sucessfully rounded Cape Horn, so she obviously has the technical skill to make the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Would it have been too difficult to have another ship shadowing her for the whole trip? If she had been successful, that wouldn't have interfered at all in the idea that she did it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Now who's going to pay for the "rescue?" I vote for the parents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 And that is my biggest problem with it. The winter season in the southern ocean? Really? With 60' rollers? Her brother did it at 17 and the family is obviously experienced sailors. I actually have less of a problem with the parents permitting it than the time of the year. She sucessfully rounded Cape Horn, so she obviously has the technical skill to make the trip. oh, i was thinking about the route backwards. if she made it through there, i give her a ton of credit. still a stupid idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 oh, i was thinking about the route backwards. if she made it through there, i give her a ton of credit. still a stupid idea. not necessarily directed at you -- but what if on the flip side, the boat malfunctioned and it turns out her skills are what saved her, instead of assuming she wasnt ready for this type of experience. None of us have any clue what her ability was, besides the fact that it was higher then any of us seem to be able to gauge... the people closest to her supported her, and whether or not they were wrong is yet to be seen.just because something happened didnt mean she wasnt ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 not necessarily directed at you -- but what if on the flip side, the boat malfunctioned and it turns out her skills are what saved her, instead of assuming she wasnt ready for this type of experience. None of us have any clue what her ability was, besides the fact that it was higher then any of us seem to be able to gauge... the people closest to her supported her, and whether or not they were wrong is yet to be seen.just because something happened didnt mean she wasnt ready. im not trying to disparage her skills in any way. she's a more qualified sailor than i could ever be. still doesnt mean it's a good idea to send a 16 year old around the world in a boat on their own. unless everyone is fine with her dying. and based on the father's comments, it sounds like they were. to each their own, im fine with that. it's just strange to see parents being ok with sending their child to their death. edit: i see that i must have read the father's comments in another source. they were basically "i dont see what the big deal is. most of the people condemning this are going to die sitting on their couch, watching TV". looking for exact quote now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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