Excellent report, GatorGirl. Foolish is as foolish does. This family is very lucky that they are not burying their daughter this week. They would have spent their lives living in guilt and remorse.
I am tired of hearing(on this site too) about what a great sailor she was and how she handled everything so well.
Age 16 does not equip one with enough knowledge about life’s problems, joys, adversities or just about anything else.
And I don’t care how much her family sailed...the sea can be a cruel and uncompromsing foe and should not be challenged in the best of circumstances. She very easily could have lost her challenge with this formidable and daunting force.
Does anyone know who will be responsible for paying for her rescue? I heard that the Australians who found her asked only that Americans would be willing to do the same for them.
But there must have been other costs that were incurred. Does the family intend to “take care” of those?
Wait, you kind of want to feel that way about the story but she made it from California to Capetown.
That was no accident and took quite a bit of skill I am sure.
If it was easy, everyone would do it.