I hope Abby changes her mind.

October, she can beat that. Perhaps ABC, CBS, MSNBC etc can pool up
some millions and give her another shot. One with a decent mast.

Even if it doesn't cook a record, a once in a lifetime opportunity...

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/0...0 4:b34826062

A 16-year-old California girl who is adrift on her damaged yacht in the
Indian Ocean will probably give up on her dream of sailing around the
world alone.

Jeff Casher, the spokesman for Abby Sunderland's family, said Friday the
teen's boat is severely damaged and might be sunk at sea instead of
being towed ashore and salvaged.

Rescuers are en route to her location and hope to reach her between
midnight and 12:30 a.m. PT on Saturday.

On Wednesday, Sunderland wrote a blog entry about the rough weather,
saying "Wild Eyes was rolling around like crazy" in the huge seas and
she triggered her emergency beacons.

Searchers aboard a Qantas Airbus A330 spotted the teen's boat and made
contact with her via radio about 20 hours later, family spokesman
William Bennett said.

Sunderland had set sail from Los Angeles County's Marina del Rey on Jan.
23 in an attempt to become the youngest person to sail around the world
alone without stopping. Her brother Zac briefly held the record at age 17.

Read mo
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/0...#ixzz0qfL9u3o4

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