16yrl GIRL went around the world in a small boat.

Cliffy6745

I would love to be able to sail around the world and would also love to climb everest. Chances of either happening are .0000000001% although I talk about it all the time.

Dying at sea or on Everest would be a pretty painful and shitty way to go though.

mookeywrench

LikeAnOcean wrote:

mookeywrench wrote:

there's always the risk of getting lost from the trail, tracked down by a cougar, or running into a bear cub

Well, if you say it that way.. I'm from the midwest and the biggest danger is getting attacked by a skunk or rabified coyote. lol

But still, animal attacks are rare. Very rare. If a hundred people did what she did every year I can gauruntee you many of them would not survive. 100 hikers go hiking, maybe .00001% of them die.

how does .00001% of them die out of 100 hikers?

LikeAnOcean

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I would love to be able to sail around the world and would also love to climb everest. Chances of either happening are .0000000001% although I talk about it all the time.

Dying at sea or on Everest would be a pretty painful and shitty way to go though.

I would sail around the world too, but with companians and a big ship with lots of resources.

There's just some trouble stirring when people does these things solo..

Jearlpam0925

LikeAnOcean wrote:

mookeywrench wrote:

there's always the risk of getting lost from the trail, tracked down by a cougar, or running into a bear cub

Well, if you say it that way.. I'm from the midwest and the biggest danger is getting attacked by a skunk or rabified coyote. lol

But still, animal attacks are rare. Very rare. If a hundred people did what she did every year I can gauruntee you many of them would not survive. 100 hikers go hiking, maybe .00001% of them die.

Yeah, and with experience and knowledge the risk of death at sea greatly diminish. Though - and I say this with complete confidence - every sailor knows that they are not in control when at sea. It's no longer up to them.

LikeAnOcean

mookeywrench wrote:

LikeAnOcean wrote:

mookeywrench wrote:

there's always the risk of getting lost from the trail, tracked down by a cougar, or running into a bear cub

Well, if you say it that way.. I'm from the midwest and the biggest danger is getting attacked by a skunk or rabified coyote. lol

But still, animal attacks are rare. Very rare. If a hundred people did what she did every year I can gauruntee you many of them would not survive. 100 hikers go hiking, maybe .00001% of them die.

how does .00001% of them die out of 100 hikers?

100 hikers go hiking a thousand times and one dies in those thousand hikes the hundred do.. I'm just throwing numbers up. I don't know exacts. Just making a point.

I should have said 1 in 100,000 hikers or something..

Jearlpam0925

The biggest problem here is age - and like I said, the experience that goes along with it. I think Abby wanted to do this to break a record because in the Southern Hemisphere it is a very rough time to travel. She should have planned her trip for a different time. She should have made this passage sometime in January.

josevolution

I can see letting your kids do challengin things but no way do i let my daughter do something like this at all ..

Austicman

There's a young America girl missing off the West Coast of Australia at the moment.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/106791 ... een-sailor

Jearlpam0925

Austicman wrote:

There's a young America girl missing off the West Coast of Australia at the moment.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/106791 ... een-sailor

That's what we've been talking about...

Phantom Pain

Being a new Father to a baby girl this is just ridiculous to let her do this

Most parents grapple with letting them drive a car let alone something like this

Pure insanity on the parents part

_

They found her. She's fine.

theoceansmademe

I understand setting goals and obtaining them, but this story and situation falls into the look at me category.

Her brother sailed around the world solo at age 17 and she goes to top him.

What does it cost to sail around the world? I am guessing $500,000 or more. What family can afford this two times?

I realize sponsors are involved but can't the money be used for better things?

Magellan sailing around the world in 1519 is a great accomplishment. In a wooden ship using the stars as navigation.

Not some bored 16 year old obtaining an expensive boat outfitted with GPS and carrying a satellite phone.

My feeling is she wanted to sail the world alone then find your back now. Don't rely the resources of others to save your ass.

Hopefully this kid will set some real goals latter in life that will result in a true test of oneself.

Run a marathon, run an ultra, do a triathlon.

There's no emergency button in these challenges.

I hope she gets a search and rescue bill.

josevolution

Glad she has been found and appears to be fine , i would think this family got very lucky i hope it puts and end to her quest for the time being ...

Dissidentman

Good read about around the world sailing and how challenging it is.


http://www.amazon.com/Voyage-Madmen-Peter-Nichols/dp/0060957034

mikalina

Phantom Pain wrote:

Being a new Father to a baby girl this is just ridiculous to let her do this

Most parents grapple with letting them drive a car let alone something like this

Pure insanity on the parents part

Congrats to you and your new baby !!! I know how you feel - the pain of letting go is very difficult. My daughter is now 12 yrs old - yikes -

mikalina

So glad - she was found - :thumbup:

eyedclaar

Big deal. I've put several children, much younger than 16, in boats and pushed them out to sea.

polaris_x

sailing is actually not that dangerous if you know what you are doing ... but that's a big IF ... and in her case - you gotta wonder why her advisors would allow her to be sailing the southern indian ocean at this time of year ... makes no sense ...

Dissidentman

eyedclaar wrote:

Big deal. I've put several children, much younger than 16, in boats and pushed them out to sea.

Can I trouble you to baby sit?

mikalina

eyedclaar wrote:

Big deal. I've put several children, much younger than 16, in boats and pushed them out to sea.

You know - some days I'm beginning to feel the same way !!!! My daughter just started listening to the "twilight" soundtrack that her girlfriend gave to her. - I've got the biggest headache.