Back when Farragut was sailing, 10 and 12 year olds were working 10 hour days too. There is no comparing the different generations of young people as it's apples to oranges. Abby also had all the highest tech toys available to her which made up for any lack of skill.
That's a good thing, right? We all "lack skill," and rely on tools to help us achieve our goals.
“Back when Farragut was sailing, 10 and 12 year olds were working 10 hour days too. There is no comparing the different generations of young people as it’s apples to oranges.”
Which is sort of the point, isn’t it? You want kids who can take control of their own lives, and can go on to accomplish things, you shouldn’t be following today’s model.
“Abby also had all the highest tech toys available to her which made up for any lack of skill. “
So your thought is that anyone could have sailed the world successfully with that boat? Technology makes difficult things possible, they don’t make them easy to do.
So she and her parents decision to go ahead was correct.