The child had had salmonells poisoning but they got an OK an left on trip.
And the article says the sail boat does not have steering or communication ability. Why would you sail around the world w/o either of those.
You can not fix stupid
Freegards
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According to the article: “Then, their 36-foot sailboat lost steering and communication abilities about 900 miles off Mexico.”
So they did have it when they left, but lost it later.