I’m glad she’s OK. Wish I had been as adventurous at age 16. I didn’t become adventurous until I was oh, 18, LOL!
FYI, Australian taxpayers are expected to cover some of the cost of rescuing the American teenager, which is believed to have already cost more than $AU200,000 (£116,000).
Abby left the US in January in a widely criticised attempt to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe alone non-stop. She had to give up her chance at that record when she was forced to pull into a port at Cape Town, South Africa, for repairs to her boat.
Her plight has rekindled a debate about teenagers attempting to sail around the world, after an Australian teenager, Jessica Watson, returned home to a hero’s welcome after completing a similar trip last month.
Many people have criticised Abby’s parents for allowing the high-risk adventure, especially during the Southern Hemisphere’s winter months.
Talk show host, MICHAEL SAVAGE on the other hand, expressed admiration for the teen in his radio show and said we ought to raise more enterprising, daring young people like her instead of whiny, spoiled little brats, who stay home, watch TV and do nothing but think of having sex.
He called her a hero.
It’s wonderful that she’s safe. Her parents were wrong to encourage this adventure. They should have to pay all rescue costs.
If I were her parents, I’d be glad she’s safe from the water, but I’d be concerned about a 16 year old on a boat with fishermen who may have been at sea for weeks.
The girl’s parents have endangered her in more ways than one. And, for what?