The more I hear about this story, the worse it gets.
The guy who built the boat said it was not suitable for this attempt.
Some sailing association refused to sponsor the trip, because they believed the time of year to be too dangerous.
Her electrical charging system was not adequate to keep the autopilot going.
This is not ‘the spirit of America’ on display, here.
I would like to see her dad try the same attempt with the same equipment...based on what knowledgable people have told me, he probably wouldn’t make it either.
Again, there is a fine line between parental rights, and child endangerment. I usually side with the parental rights...and I’m certainly not advocating government intervention in this case...but lets not celebrate these people. We can still shun them without government intervention. I’m sorry, but I have yet to find, in personal discussions or printed word, any person knowledgeable in sailing who thought this venture had more than a 10% chance of success...and since failure means being stranded alone on the ocean, the whole concept boggles my mind.
Its all about the money,and all the folks calling people nanny staters still have not answered the question what if the french fishing boat had floundered as well
How many lives is a TV show worth?
The guy who built the boat said it was not suitable for this attempt.
Some sailing association refused to sponsor the trip, because they believed the time of year to be too dangerous.
Her electrical charging system was not adequate to keep the autopilot going.
This is not 'the spirit of America' on display, here." <<<<
Even worse yet is that when she had to go to shore, and her dad flew overthere, he "repaired" the boat in such a way to almost ensure that the mast would break.
Seriously!!!
Talk about a sicko dysfunctional family!