You are over-the-top emotional about this story, Travis McGee. Maybe take a break, and stop slandering people. You Do No Know The Whole Story, and are making asinine judgments based on your ignorance of The Whole Story.
Funny, I see reason and logic behind Travis' posts, not emotion. Reason and logic, don't climb Everest in Winter - don't sail the Indian Ocean in winter. Don't have a plan that only includes pushing the button if you get in trouble.
Nothing emotional about it. Calling the family on needlessly endangering their daughter for publicity in this case is certainly something based on logic. Not emotion.
You're kidding, right?
YourPost 33 to me.
Why are you so antagonistic toward this young woman? You say you’re only hating on her parents, but you have a lot of animosity toward her as well. Why? Are you jealous that she’s accomplished more in 16 years than you have in your entire life? Do you feel like a loser compared to her, and your final solution is to destroy her?
I suspect there are very few around here who Know The Whole Story better than he.
Do you Know the Whole Story?
If you did, you would know that Abby’s quest for the “record” was due to start July/August 2010 which would allow for relatively smooth passage of the Southern route.
When they learned another young lady, Jessica Watson, left Australia in October, 2009 they had to rush to acquire a boat (which by the way had done a circumnavigation) and outfit it. It was a rushed, hurried situation. The boat wasn’t fully painted and outfitted until mid-December. She only did one over night, no shakedown, no real experience with that particular boat.
It was a bad choice of equipment (chosen most likely because it would not sink) and terrible timing so that she would beat Jessica if she made it.
If she had waited until her original departure date and given up on the nebulous “record” we would all be cheering her effort. Questions would remain about the wisdom of a 16-17 y/o doing it alone and her personal experience and qualifications but at least it wouldn’t be rushed in the futile quest for fleeting fame and possible fortune.
But this is a craven fraud.