[thomas16]

Sending your kid, who doesn’t know any better, in a little boat, into hurricane force winds is tantamount to having them play on a freeway. Not bold, stupid.

[traderrob6]

“Sending your kid, who doesn’t know any better, in a little boat, into hurricane force winds is tantamount to having them play on a freeway. Not bold, stupid.”

But, but, he’s a really fast kid and we believe he can beat the record for most near misses!

[ejonesie22]

You assume she did not know better. If she were that stupid she would be dead. It was only her on that boat during the dismasting and the following hours until rescue thousands of miles at sea. From reports there was no panic and she did everything a “pro” would do.

The only questionable decision was the timing of crossing the Southern Ocean.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Yup, well said.

[narses]

“Sending your kid, who doesn’t know any better, in a little boat, into hurricane force winds is tantamount to having them play on a freeway. Not bold, stupid.”

I agree. Of course that is NOT what happened here, so I am not sure why you posted it, but I do agree!

(You did know that Abby has been sailing for more than a decade, right?)