Broke Dad Put Abby Up for Sail

Fox News ^ | June 14, 2010

[Ron C.]

Here's a dose of reality.

The father of teen sailor Abby Sunderland told The NY Post that he's broke and had signed a contract to do a reality show, "Adventures in Sunderland," about his family of daredevil kids weeks after she set off on her doomed and dangerous solo sail around the globe.

[Ron C.]

Did Dad push too hard? Many think wrongful parenting is on display here. Many see nothing wrong in adventurous activities. What do you think?

[humblegunner]

I think “Media Whore FailBoat” would be a better title.

[ElkGroveDan]

Maybe he can put her in a balloon and cut it loose.....oh wait. That’s been done.

[Grunthor]

Broke? Don’t they have seven kids with another on the way? How about showing some common d*mned sense?

[gimme1ibertee]

LOLOL! Sounds like a good title!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Balloon-Boy Daddy II.

[Richard Kimball]

Television is getting to be like a small town parade. Half the people stand on the sidewalk and the other half walk by.
Eventually we’ll all have reality TV shows. Maybe we can just check each other’s security cameras all day long.

[hennie pennie]

*ping*

[devane617]

Put on your flame suit...The ‘kids are a blessing’ crowd is about to slam you to the ground...

[Gen. Burkhalter]

The parents should be put in jail and charged with child endangement.

A sixteen year old girl all by herself in boat going around the world.

At least with the boy in the balloon... he wasn’t actually in the balloon.

[byteback]

[LibWhacker]

How many yachts do they have?

A lot of us would love to be that broke.

[NonValueAdded]

Word was that the 30 ft seas in that part of the ocean was predictable so methinks there may be some culpability.

[Sacajaweau]

These kids have sailing in their blood...These young folks turn into Jacques Cousteaus or teachers of the same. Let them enjoy their love.

Imagine the love for her brother to follow in his footsteps. Remeinds me of my grandchildren and the bond they share in sports.

[LADY J]

BROKE??

When is the old man signing the family up for welfare?

They are going to need some food stamps & somebody to pay the hospital bill for the baby that's on the way.

If this goes well - they may decide that this is a better scam than the reality show!!!

Or maybe this leech might decide to actually get a job & go to work instead of pimping his kids.

[Man50D]

The Australian who designed the boat stated the girl was not strong enough to operate the boat and the American Sailing Association refused to sponsor her because they felt it was too risky since her route placed her in the treacherous Indian Ocean during the notoriously tough winter months.

[Psalm 144]

“The wheels in motion for this trip had actually started when Abigail was 13 years old,” he added.

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Because 13 year olds should make decisions like this.

[Thurston_Howell_III]

and thus died the American character of exceptionalism that was defined by risk taking for glory. This is why modern American culture is devoid of heroes, and children are forced to idolize rock stars & politicians.

[Notary Sojac]

Search FR for "abbysutherland" back on Friday and Saturday and see all the posts by Freepers on how heroic Abby and her dad were and how those who took issue with her needing a costly (no pun intended) bailout by the Oz navy were nanny staters and worse.

NOW the truth comes out.

It's exactly like balloon boy, when all the media (sadly including Fox News) and many at FR bought into the !!ZOMG!! hysteria, while only a few of us openly suggested a scam.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

First it was the balloon boy.

Now it’s the buffoon girl...is it the baboon girl?