Abby is a very skilled sailor from a family of skilled sailors. She sailed more than halfway around the world. That is the evidence to her skill.
Oh. I remember a point I would like to make.
The sea is harsh. Abbey learned that lesson more than the Ozzie girl, imo.
Who will be better the better sailor now? My understanding of human nature says — Abbey. The Ozzie girl is being force fed hubris fro what I gather per your postings. Hubris and the Sea do not get along.
Abbey was humbled by the Sea, a proper lesson!
And Daddy had to come and help her twice. She had to stop twice because of equipment failure and she couldn't deal with it.
Abbey learned that lesson more than the Ozzie girl, imo.
Abby learned that tech toys won't get you around the world but actual training will.
The Ozzie girl is being force fed hubris fro what I gather per your postings.
Watson reads my posts?
2. She herself says that she saw winds greater than 40 knots just once. Once. And what happened?
1. A leisurely family cruise from California to Baja California does not a "family of skilled sailors" make.
Then there is the question of understanding what she would face. Just how many Round the World sailors did she talk to before she set out? How many did RTW below the Great Capes?