Look in the mirror. Those who condemn this family for raising talented self reliant young adults are the true schmucks.
The Sunderland kids are very far from being self-reliant.
Self-reliant? Let's see. She needed sponsors to get the ship and fancy equipment. When caught in a typical storm in the Indian Ocean in winter, she and her parents needed someone to charter a Qantas Airbus to find her and 3 ships to change course to get to her. My. How self-reliant!
Talented? Yeah. She knew how to use the fancy technology that was given to her.
Unfortunately she and her parents didn't use the brains God gave them and she tried to sail the Indian Ocean in winter. Something knowledgeable sailors on FR have said is foolish and so has Ian Kiernan.
“Those who condemn this family for raising talented self reliant young adults are the true schmucks.”
What does self reliant mean? I always thought it meant working for what you have.