"Joe" wrote in message
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On Feb 2, 4:10 pm, "Tom Dacon" wrote:
"mmc" wrote in message

g.com...

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jan/...l-around-globe...

Seems the load is more than 2 wind generators and solar panels can
handle.
Cruising is adjusting your expectations to the ability of the boat/equip
to accomodate those expectations. I think a good way for kids to
"acclimatize" would be to do a week long camping trip, carrying
(backpack)
everything needed for the week. Ipod runs out of juice first day, phone
is
dead second day, etc until all the kids have to entertain themselves is
each other and the great outdoors.
I wish her well but don't think there are going to be any records set
this
time out.

Well, you know, ordinarily what you'd do is a shake-down cruise, to test
out
and debug the systems and see if your concept is going to work. Shake the
whole boat out, maybe two or three non-stop weeks, come back to home base
and fix or change whatever needed doing, and then set out for real.

Her problem, oddly enough, is the calendar. If she's going to set the
record
she wants, she can't take a month or two to go through all that without
growing inevitably older during the process. A funny fix to find oneself
in.

I'm not springing to her defense here, so much as just ruminating about
it.
I really dislike what I call "stunt sailing", and this jaunt, and her
brother's, and Jessica Watson's, and the 13-year-old Dutch girl's abortive
trip all fit clearly into the category. Sooner or later someone's going to
get dead, and then watch the Vigoro hit the Mixmaster. I hope it's not
her.
I hope it's not ANY of them.

Tom

I wonder how many kids get killed every year on bicycles or
skateboards doing stunts? Or playing football. If we really wanted to
protect kids we should outlaw all this foolishness! Make them grow up
first...become expert before they try anything.

Joe
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pretty big difference between sending a kid out alone on the big ol ocean
and out in the yard to play Joe.