A YOUNG GIRL AND THE SEA …. SHE’S GONNA SEE LOTS OF IT
on 08/22/2010 at 01:10 PM
Godspeed!
If she gets lost at sea and needs rescue, she should be charged for all the money spent in rescuing her.
Posted by tango
08/22/2010 at 04:55 PM
Why? No one is obligated to rescue her. You do it out of the kindness of your heart.
There are treaties regulating distress calls that compel everybody within range to render aid. Anyway, and despite the hype, I see her parents as supremely irresponsible by sending somebody underage and probably (physically) unfit for the task, only to attempt getting the “youngest person in ... “ title.
Posted by tango
08/22/2010 at 05:36 PM
Didn’t she get caught in a storm on her last attempt and the mast was broken and the boat capsized?
Posted by MJS
08/22/2010 at 07:52 PM
Storm was another girl.
I don’t know the particulars. I guess it still counts as “alone” if she’s sailing in the middle of a wide protective flotilla. If it was my daughter sailing around the pirate waters of Africa, I’d want a destroyer and a handful of very ornery PT boats close by.
Based on the little I’ve read on this subject, apparently she’s been quite taken with the sea and sailing since the beginning. She is well versed re navigation, and is quite physically fit and more so for her age. I guess it’s a passion and without knowing the family, I’m not sure I’d want to claim the parents pushed her in this direction. But I do agree with those who don’t think it’s the best of ideas.
My late BIL had two daughters who were very competent sailors. Parents land lubbers and no history of sailing or even great interest. If memory serves, they were introduced to the subject in school. All the kids were, being Australians. One of the girls at a very early age showed great skill and won some sort of competition or award of some kind. She sailed solo as well but nothing close to this scale nor would she have wanted to, I do not believe.
I’m just pointing out that that there are youngster who on their very own seem to have a drive and a passion more associated with adults.Having said all that, I’m with Drew except I think I’d add an attack aircraft carrier. I’d be worried sick. Hell, I’m worried now and I don’t even know her.
My sailing experience was limited to lakes. In a tiny boat that was plenty. As much as I enjoyed it, an afternoon afloat was enough. I couldn’t fathom (hur hur hur) being at it 24-7 for half a year at a go. And what about school? Is she going to do her lessons and then toss her homework overboard in a bottle?
