Manufactured excitement. A ho hum trip, creates no news stories. This story didn’t heat up, until the risk of her being lost at sea was announced.
Hmmm... Maybe.
Then she should try again and that will be a story.
Thought about your theory and No Way in Hell.
I wouldn’t even find a way to break off my mast, in the middle of the ocean. Not sure if that is what you are implying.
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If the trip itself is uninteresting to you. That’s fine.
I would like to do it. Sounds fun.