first this comment that he must have wealthy parents and then the snide comment “good for them I guess”
this a conservative forum, why would anyone have issue with people sponsoring their kid to fulfill their dreams...plenty do it all the time....we call it college, law school , med school etc
none of which takes away from this remarkable achievement by such a youngster singlehandedly
just that leg from Kali to Mariannasis 6000 miles....alone in the rolling Pacific
not to mention the Southern Oceans and roaring 40s....not for sissies
Amelia Earhart had a rich much older husband, do we remember her any less benevolently?
I didn’t understand the angst either
You’re absolutely correct. I must be projecting all the negativeness that most of FR represents lately and that seems to be surrounding us daily, and took it out on these people. Besides, I’ve always wanted to do the smae, so a bit of jealousy is also involved.
Hey, glad you all worked that out. I also was puzzled re stuart’s obsession with cost, and ... wardaddy ... your point about class envy is noted and well taken. I have seen this also, it’s so .... leftist. I wanted to put up the picture of the guy going “Geez, not this (headache) again.”
There is plenty of information on Zac’s website re the sponsors who have been helping out financially.
Anyway, the Sunderlands are Christian and put that out front in an admirable way. It’s not my business to know what the father’s profession is. Living in Thousand Oaks, although it is a nice suburb, is not proof of wealth by any means. And the family is now admittedly in debt.
So, can we get back on topic? LOL. Zac’s most recent leg of the journey, which he blogged last night, is a real hair-raiser: http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2009/07/ship-in-night.html
He came within 1/4 mile of being totalled by a Danish freighter and USCG, out of San Diego, intervened in his behalf (while still in Mexican waters).
Anybody who thinks only the “wealthy” can afford a 36’ sailboat either doesn’t read much, or has never considered the value of “sweat equity” in rehabbing an older boat. The article says his dad is a shipwright. The boat probably cost less than one year at a private college. Is college only for the wealthy then?