Teen sailor Abby Sunderland alive and well

GoldenRivet · 06-11-10, 03:18 AM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37621453/ns/us_news

her boat was found adrift with her aboard, alive and well... problem was that her craft was de-masted in the storm.

quite a problem for a sailboat.

suppose she was not in distress... just knew her cause was lost and by activating her beacons she would eventually be found.

if i were her... id abandon this particular effort, repair the craft and head out again on another attempt.

krashkart · 06-11-10, 05:19 AM

Caught the tail end of a news report last night that said she hadn't been heard from. Glad to see some good news. *phew*

raymond6751 · 06-11-10, 06:15 AM

Apparently her brother had also done this. He didn't make the record though. Still, what a family!

Other kids this age are just as resourceful and courageous if given a chance to show it. The trouble is that parents, myself included, don't allow them to express. We see them as the little kids we sheltered and helped to walk.

I salute the parents of these two sailors. They had courage to let go.

06-11-10, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by raymond6751

Apparently her brother had also done this. He didn't make the record though. Still, what a family!

Other kids this age are just as resourceful and courageous if given a chance to show it. The trouble is that parents, myself included, don't allow them to express. We see them as the little kids we sheltered and helped to walk.

I salute the parents of these two sailors. They had courage to let go.

Or the parents just don't have the dough that needs to be coughed up in order to get a round the world - yacht and attempt together. Isn't free you know.

AVGWarhawk · 06-11-10, 11:22 AM

I'm sure she will attempt it again. I would guess that failure is not an option in her world.

tater · 06-11-10, 11:32 AM

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Or the parents just don't have the dough that needs to be coughed up in order to get a round the world - yacht and attempt together. Isn't free you know.

The father's business is yachts.

http://www.sunyachts.net/main/About%20SYM.html

Castout · 06-14-10, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by raymond6751

Apparently her brother had also done this. He didn't make the record though. Still, what a family!

Other kids this age are just as resourceful and courageous if given a chance to show it. The trouble is that parents, myself included, don't allow them to express. We see them as the little kids we sheltered and helped to walk.

I salute the parents of these two sailors. They had courage to let go.

I share your sentiment

UnderseaLcpl · 06-11-10, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

if i were her... id abandon this particular effort, repair the craft and head out again on another attempt.

If I were her, I'd join a particular ex-marine on his sailboat for a relaxing cruise and some well-deserved lessons in boarding action

mookiemookie · 06-11-10, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

If I were her, I'd join a particular ex-marine on his sailboat for a relaxing cruise and some well-deserved lessons in boarding action

Dude, she's 16!

Schroeder · 06-11-10, 08:45 AM

Everything from 16 onward is fair game.

SteamWake · 06-11-10, 08:55 AM

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Everything from 16 onward is fair game.

Speechless.

Ohhhkay...

Well um from what I have read she is not out of the woods yet. She is demasted with the rigging hanging over the side. Ive been in this situation before and its a very very bad position to be in.

The nearest 'rescue' is at least a day away.

I really hope the weather holds fairly calm because in her current state any kind of sea state could become very dangerous as the ship is basically dead in the water and cannot be pointed into the weather even if she has an auxillary motor.

I suppose if the weather gets bad she will cut away the rigging in the meantime try to hang on to it and salvage it.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/11/mis...lor/index.html

Schroeder · 06-11-10, 09:09 AM

Why?
Where would you set the minimum age?
Over here it is 16 IIRC.

UnderseaLcpl · 06-11-10, 09:09 AM

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Dude, she's 16!

That's hot

. I mean, what? Oh! You pervert! That wasn't what I was talking about at all! I was going to teach her the nuances of maritime navigation and ship-to-ship boarding protocols. No, really, I swear

Weiss Pinguin · 06-11-10, 09:24 AM

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Dude, she's 16!

Not that I can blame you Unders.... I mean, err, glad to hear she's fine!

Jimbuna · 06-11-10, 10:56 AM

I'm pleased she's been found okay

16 year old

My daughter is 17....they always remain your kids

06-11-10, 03:18 AM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Teen sailor Abby Sunderland alive and well http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37621453/ns/us_news her boat was found adrift with her aboard, alive and well... problem was that her craft was de-masted in the storm. quite a problem for a sailboat. suppose she was not in distress... just knew her cause was lost and by activating her beacons she would eventually be found. if i were her... id abandon this particular effort, repair the craft and head out again on another attempt. __________________

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krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Caught the tail end of a news report last night that said she hadn't been heard from. Glad to see some good news. phew __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

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raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Gutzy kid Apparently her brother had also done this. He didn't make the record though. Still, what a family! Other kids this age are just as resourceful and courageous if given a chance to show it. The trouble is that parents, myself included, don't allow them to express. We see them as the little kids we sheltered and helped to walk. I salute the parents of these two sailors. They had courage to let go. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm sure she will attempt it again. I would guess that failure is not an option in her world. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Everything from 16 onward is fair game. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Why? Where would you set the minimum age? Over here it is 16 IIRC. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,450 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm pleased she's been found okay 16 year old My daughter is 17....they always remain your kids __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!