Youngest round the world sailor missing in storm
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and...
There is something of a air of inevitability over this.
I hope she is alive and just comms are out.
For those in peril, and all that..
There is something of a air of inevitability over this.
I hope she is alive and just comms are out.
For those in peril, and all that..
Jasandjules said:
Good news.
I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
I think it is a cool thing to do but the 'race to the bottom' of becoming the youngest ever seems to me a bit pointless and irresponsible. It won't end well if younger and younger children keep doing this...even if (apparently) is because the 'just want to' and nothing to do w/ parental ambition and greed.I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
Who pays for the A330 that was chartered to find her and the ship to rescue her BTW?
SmoothRB said:
Jasandjules said:
Good news.
I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
I think it is a cool thing to do but the 'race to the bottom' of becoming the youngest ever seems to me a bit pointless and irresponsible. It won't end well if younger and younger children keep doing this...even if (apparently) is because the 'just want to' and nothing to do w/ parental ambition and greed.I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
Who pays for the A330 that was chartered to find her and the ship to rescue her BTW?
collateral said:
SmoothRB said:
Jasandjules said:
Good news.
I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
I think it is a cool thing to do but the 'race to the bottom' of becoming the youngest ever seems to me a bit pointless and irresponsible. It won't end well if younger and younger children keep doing this...even if (apparently) is because the 'just want to' and nothing to do w/ parental ambition and greed.I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
Who pays for the A330 that was chartered to find her and the ship to rescue her BTW?
okgo said:
f
king kids wasting lifeboats time and resources.
As opposed to fking kids wasting lifeboats time and resources.king adults wasting lifeboats' time and resources??I am pretty sure that she has the skill to do it, otherwise all the people she is connected with (friends, family, sponsors, other sailors etc) would not have let her do it.
Generally speaking, age does not have a direct link to ability on the water. I was sailing my own boats on the water at 10, safely. I had a list of quals the length of my arm by the time I was 15/16 etc. I have seen countless 40 year old + morons spunk some excess cash on powerboats and genuinely put other lives in danger.
Ahh, didn't mean for that to turn into a rant - not even sure if your comment was or wasn't tongue-in-cheek!
Dunk76 said:
collateral said:
SmoothRB said:
Jasandjules said:
Good news.
I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
I think it is a cool thing to do but the 'race to the bottom' of becoming the youngest ever seems to me a bit pointless and irresponsible. It won't end well if younger and younger children keep doing this...even if (apparently) is because the 'just want to' and nothing to do w/ parental ambition and greed.I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
Who pays for the A330 that was chartered to find her and the ship to rescue her BTW?
Would you guys all suggest that she was wrapped up in cotton wool, at home playing Xbox??
Wing Commander said:
okgo said:
fking kids wasting lifeboats time and resources.
As opposed to fking kids wasting lifeboats time and resources.king adults wasting lifeboats' time and resources??I am pretty sure that she has the skill to do it, otherwise all the people she is connected with (friends, family, sponsors, other sailors etc) would not have let her do it.
Generally speaking, age does not have a direct link to ability on the water. I was sailing my own boats on the water at 10, safely. I had a list of quals the length of my arm by the time I was 15/16 etc. I have seen countless 40 year old + morons spunk some excess cash on powerboats and genuinely put other lives in danger.
Ahh, didn't mean for that to turn into a rant - not even sure if your comment was or wasn't tongue-in-cheek!
Never underestimate the power of the 'fame w
e' virus.Wing Commander said:
Dunk76 said:
collateral said:
SmoothRB said:
Jasandjules said:
Good news.
I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
I think it is a cool thing to do but the 'race to the bottom' of becoming the youngest ever seems to me a bit pointless and irresponsible. It won't end well if younger and younger children keep doing this...even if (apparently) is because the 'just want to' and nothing to do w/ parental ambition and greed.I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
Who pays for the A330 that was chartered to find her and the ship to rescue her BTW?
Would you guys all suggest that she was wrapped up in cotton wool, at home playing Xbox??
Indeed, I view McAuley's ill-prepared attempt as recklessly irresponsible - he was weeping 40 metres from the shore; hardly the action of someone mentally steeled to face what lay ahead, and that device on the back of his Kayak was such a bodge it's a wonder he managed to right it the first time it rolled
article said:
Teenage sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, has been located in the Indian Ocean, near to the Kerguelen Islands, after activating her EPIRB yesterday. She was part-way through an attempt to become the youngest person to sail around the world.
Abby had reported 60-knot winds and was knocked down repeatedly in her Open 40, Wild Eyes, before her parents, in California, lost contact with her. Australian SAR teams located the yacht, which was dismasted, from a chartered Qantas passenger jet, and a French fishing boat has been diverted to her position.
On her blog Abby's parents described what happened: "We were helping her troubleshoot her engine that she was trying to start to charge her systems. Satellite phone reception was patchy. She was able to get the water out of the engine and start her up. We were waiting to hear back from her when American Search & Rescue authorities called to report having received a signal from her emergency beacon (EPIRB). We initially thought that the signal was sent automatically from her water-activated EPIRB and that it had been activated during one of her knockdowns. As we pulled the paperwork from her EPIRB registration, we learned that the signal had come from her manually activated EPIRB.
We were referred to Australian Search & Rescue and while we were on the phone with them another signal came in from her handheld PLB (Personal Locator Beacon). Her water-activated EPIRB has not been activated so we are hopeful that the boat is still upright"
The fishing boat is around 24 hours away. "Where they will take her or how long it will take we don't know", her team said.
Link.Abby had reported 60-knot winds and was knocked down repeatedly in her Open 40, Wild Eyes, before her parents, in California, lost contact with her. Australian SAR teams located the yacht, which was dismasted, from a chartered Qantas passenger jet, and a French fishing boat has been diverted to her position.
On her blog Abby's parents described what happened: "We were helping her troubleshoot her engine that she was trying to start to charge her systems. Satellite phone reception was patchy. She was able to get the water out of the engine and start her up. We were waiting to hear back from her when American Search & Rescue authorities called to report having received a signal from her emergency beacon (EPIRB). We initially thought that the signal was sent automatically from her water-activated EPIRB and that it had been activated during one of her knockdowns. As we pulled the paperwork from her EPIRB registration, we learned that the signal had come from her manually activated EPIRB.
We were referred to Australian Search & Rescue and while we were on the phone with them another signal came in from her handheld PLB (Personal Locator Beacon). Her water-activated EPIRB has not been activated so we are hopeful that the boat is still upright"
The fishing boat is around 24 hours away. "Where they will take her or how long it will take we don't know", her team said.
Dunk76 said:
Wing Commander said:
Dunk76 said:
collateral said:
SmoothRB said:
Jasandjules said:
Good news.
I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
I think it is a cool thing to do but the 'race to the bottom' of becoming the youngest ever seems to me a bit pointless and irresponsible. It won't end well if younger and younger children keep doing this...even if (apparently) is because the 'just want to' and nothing to do w/ parental ambition and greed.I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
Who pays for the A330 that was chartered to find her and the ship to rescue her BTW?
Would you guys all suggest that she was wrapped up in cotton wool, at home playing Xbox??
Indeed, I view McAuley's ill-prepared attempt as recklessly irresponsible - he was weeping 40 metres from the shore; hardly the action of someone mentally steeled to face what lay ahead, and that device on the back of his Kayak was such a bodge it's a wonder he managed to right it the first time it rolled
SmoothRB said:
Wing Commander said:
okgo said:
fking kids wasting lifeboats time and resources.
As opposed to fking kids wasting lifeboats time and resources.king adults wasting lifeboats' time and resources??I am pretty sure that she has the skill to do it, otherwise all the people she is connected with (friends, family, sponsors, other sailors etc) would not have let her do it.
Generally speaking, age does not have a direct link to ability on the water. I was sailing my own boats on the water at 10, safely. I had a list of quals the length of my arm by the time I was 15/16 etc. I have seen countless 40 year old + morons spunk some excess cash on powerboats and genuinely put other lives in danger.
Ahh, didn't mean for that to turn into a rant - not even sure if your comment was or wasn't tongue-in-cheek!
Never underestimate the power of the 'fame w
e' virus.Dunk76 said:
collateral said:
SmoothRB said:
Jasandjules said:
Good news.
I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
I think it is a cool thing to do but the 'race to the bottom' of becoming the youngest ever seems to me a bit pointless and irresponsible. It won't end well if younger and younger children keep doing this...even if (apparently) is because the 'just want to' and nothing to do w/ parental ambition and greed.I cannot imagine what kind of person wants to do that sort of thing, but I certainly respect their courage.
Who pays for the A330 that was chartered to find her and the ship to rescue her BTW?
Ayahuasca said:
The sailor's age is not generally an important factor in a yacht's masts falling down. The force of the water when the boat is rolled upside down is generally considered a more important factor.
So why is the sailor's age such a big deal as far as the record attempt goes? If their age doesn't matter to their sailing ability why should it matter at all?Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff