Here we go again!

demorier said:
I looked at her proposed route in the newspaper today and the first thing that struck me was that at that time of the year she would be tracking down through Typhoon alley around India and the western side of south east asia. I don't think they have put enough planning into seasonal factors.
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Similar mistake the previous aborted voyage experienced, and that girl came as close as is practical to dying at sea and still be rescued alive and well.

Any sailor with practical and adequate knowledge of the sea would never let a teen do this solo. So, it stands to reason why so many voyages being done by them suffer from grossly inadequate planning.

Ken
 
Wing_Z said:
Simple: there's a need for an international treaty which says:
Port of Departure shall require a bond, equal to the expected cost of the rescue.
Bon Voyage!
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Agree 110% and that goes for ALL would be 'Solo World Sailors'.
The amount of $$$$ spent on recovery and tracking alone has become ridiculous, more so when there are repeat offenders, and it really is nothing to do with achieving anything significant, today the object of the exercise is profit via the usual hysterical media outlets.
Let these so-called 'Adventurers' do their thing by all means, and make certain they can pay their way when the inevitable happens.
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This is Nuts, absolutly Nuts. What group of adults would allow a 14 year old take on this endevour? She is not going to make it, and hopefully when the "crap hits the fan" she will be rescued instead of being lost at sea.
 
I'm convinced law or treaties won't really help to save children from the idiotic ideas from weird parents. I have seen many parents doing odd things to their children, because the parents had the idea "something" would give their children better chances.

Is this any worse than a parent who forces his child to sing or to play football (soccer)?

The only law which would work is a law which forbids weird parents to have children.

However ideas like that bring other problems and tend to end in wars.

Cheers,
Huub
 
huub vink said:
Is this any worse than a parent who forces his child to sing or to play football (soccer)?
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are you serious? you really don't see any difference between allowing a child to sail the world's oceans alone vs. music lessons and and team sports?

i firmly believe that there are some things a child should be exposed to in order to help them become more well rounded as individuals. music is one of them. while not every child has the physical tools to enjoy team sports, all children should know some form of prolonged active play. whether it's hiking, running, climbing trees, skateboarding, cycling, etc.
allowing kids to veg out and play video games doesn't cut it for producing healthy, well rounded, right thinking people. i'm all for adventure, and believe that life should contain a certain amount of risk. but there is most certainly a difference, and i have a hard time accepting the notion that it's not clear to any sane person.
 
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