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6/10/2010 8:57:12 PM

6/10/2010 9:27:41 PM

two pages and no amelia earhart reference?






man, c'mon wolfweb.

6/11/2010 2:53:47 AM

amelia earhart would get it?

6/11/2010 2:54:59 AM

^^

?

6/11/2010 2:58:36 AM

i was thinking something more along the lines of:





goodnight, sweet princess

6/11/2010 3:00:06 AM

So they made radio contact with this chick. She's alive and well, but her mast is dragging in the ocean and that killed her satellite phone dish too.

6/11/2010 6:34:35 AM

I think its pretty cool what she is doing, and how long she has been training for this. Just sucks that a perfect strom sized wave took out her shit.

6/11/2010 6:39:47 AM

A man would have fixed that shit and rolled on back home.

6/11/2010 7:07:40 AM

^you mean he wouldve continued around the world to home, right?

She was probably texting and ran right into that wave. Never saw it coming. Then when she saw her satellite dish was out, meaning she couldnt text anymore, she was all omgomgomgomgomg and hit the emergency beacon.

And for page 2

Quote :

"Stolen from Fark: Abby Sunderland? More like Sunderwater, amirite?"

6/11/2010 7:53:39 AM

So she stared in California somewhere, and then went all the way down to the end of South America.



Wouldn't it be a lot faster to start at the end of South America, and then just go around Antarctica. Are there rules for where you can sail and still have it called 'around the world'? Couldn't you start at the top of Greenland in the summer and just make a little circle around the North Pole?

6/11/2010 8:33:54 AM

She's lost in the Indian Ocean............................. not South America.

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 8:49 AM. Reason : and she started in Sydney]

6/11/2010 8:43:24 AM

Yeah, but I just went and checked the map or her route. She started on the west coast of the US, went straight south, and then turned east when she got to the end of South America. Seems like a long way.


You could start from the top of Greenland in the summertime, when the ice is more melted, and just go zip around the north pole and back to where you started and still have technically gone around the world.





I'm just wondering if there's rules.

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 8:55 AM. Reason : and she started in Marina Del Rey, California.]

6/11/2010 8:53:07 AM

^^no, she started in California.

[Edited on June 11, 2010 at 8:53 AM. Reason : dfdssddddd]

6/11/2010 8:53:14 AM

^^

Quote :

"Yacht racing therefore defines a world circumnavigation to be a passage of at least 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) in length which crosses the equator, crosses every meridian and finishes in the same port as it starts."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumnavigation

That's why they're saying that the Australian girl that finished recently didn't really complete circumnavigation because her route was only like 19,000nmi even though it crossed the equator.

6/11/2010 9:01:10 AM

I stand corrected then, the article I saw said she left from Sydney... lame

6/11/2010 9:09:58 AM

Quote :

"I'm just wondering if there's rules."

No, you're wondering if there ARE rules... I'm just sayin

6/11/2010 9:24:10 AM

lol
"if there're rules"

6/11/2010 9:28:53 AM

IBT mast jokes

6/11/2010 10:19:16 AM

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"Just sucks that a perfect strom sized wave took out her shit."

CURSE YOU STROM!!!!

6/11/2010 10:19:34 AM

Knowing what I know about piracy in the Indian Ocean and in areas like Indonesia, no freaking way would I let my teenage daughter bum around there solo.

6/11/2010 10:27:38 AM

Apparent she's alive and in reasonable condition. Her boat broke a mast but is otherwise upright and not taking on water. She's got plenty of supplies to last until someone can fetch her.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Media/abby-sunderland-teen-sailor-found-alive-crisis-sea/story?id=10885107

6/11/2010 5:06:48 PM

Sounds like she was pretty prepared and knew what she was doin then

Quote :

"Sailin round the world in ma dirty gondola . . . . . . OH to be back in that land of Coca-cola!!!!!!"

6/11/2010 5:23:47 PM

Quote :

"Sunderland's boat, which lost contact with a support crew early Thursday, was found in the Southern Indian Ocean by an Qantas Airbus plane, which communicated with her via radio."

for the record, they didnt send a seaplane

6/11/2010 9:49:29 PM

for the record

rolly eyes are so last year.

6/11/2010 10:23:24 PM

So are these kids rich or what? Owning they own sailboats and shit?

Or are they like amazing and deserving athletes who get sponsored and whatnot?

6/11/2010 10:27:03 PM

sailing as a hobby is not cheap so the family probably has money

but its not the kind of thing you can bullshit, esp if you're going it alone so im sure she's super talented

and her boat sounds pretty awesome and high tech, not cheap. i haven't noticed any sponsors named in the articles so yeah, money.

6/11/2010 11:06:52 PM

But it doesn't mean its not a stupid idea to sail around the world.

6/11/2010 11:15:16 PM

Having your 16yo sail around the world. Prolly not the best idea.

6/11/2010 11:16:09 PM

^^^ probably?

and her brother already did it...not sure 'talent' is the word imo. i'd think experience and $ would be more important

6/11/2010 11:30:38 PM

well imo talent comes from experience. thats just my definition

and i think sailing around the world is a pretty cool idea. obviously she was prepared for the worst and she knows what she is doing.

you people! just because something is hard or risky you think no one should do it. effing commies i swear

6/11/2010 11:47:08 PM

this may be the first time ive ever really felt jealous for a 16 year old girl..... even to fail at something like that is more of an accomplishment than most people will ever even attempt

6/11/2010 11:50:01 PM

I'm just saying sitting in a little sail boat by yourself in the middle of the ocean for nothing more than bragging rights really doesn't make sense to me.

6/11/2010 11:52:24 PM

Quote :

"to fail at something like that is more of an accomplishment than most people will ever even attempt "

no shit. i should probably kill myself now.

6/12/2010 1:38:40 AM

Quote :

"and her boat sounds pretty awesome and high tech, not cheap. i haven't noticed any sponsors named in the articles so yeah, money."

money ain't helping her broke ass boat now

6/12/2010 4:09:36 AM

Quote :

"well imo talent comes from experience."

talent is innate. skill is learned with experience.

6/12/2010 4:17:37 AM

Quote :

" THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – A French fishing vessel rescued a California teenager Saturday from her crippled sailboat in the turbulent southern Indian Ocean, bringing relief to her family but ending her around-the-world sailing effort. Laurence Sunderland, the father of 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, told reporters outside his home that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority had contacted him to confirm the rescue more than 2,000 miles from the western Australia coast. "She got out of her vessel with the clothes on her back, and we are just really excited and ecstatic that Abigail is in safe hands," he said. "She was in good spirits ... She talked to her mother." Sunderland has been stranded in heavy seas since Thursday, when she set off a distress signal after the mast collapsed, knocking out her satellite communications. The elder Sunderland said the family was not going to elaborate on the problems that led to the emergency. The Australian group said the French ship Ile De La Reunion brought Sunderland on board from her stricken craft Saturday afternoon at the site (about 2:45 a.m. PDT). French authorities called it a "delicate operation" and at one point the fishing boat's captain fell into the ocean. "He was fished out in difficult conditions" and is in good health, said a statement from the French territory of Reunion Island. Laurence Sunderland said the crew used its dinghy to retrieve his daughter. "We are just ecstatic that she is alive and well and survived the ordeal." An hour before the rescue, an Australian search and rescue spotter plane overflew Sunderland's boat and she fired off a flare to confirm her position. The plane and fishing boat maintained contact to determine how best to carry out the rescue amid concerns over the rough seas and the differing size of the two vessels. The elder Sunderland said it could be more than a week before he sees his daughter. The French statement said the boat is headed toward the Kerguelen Islands. Australian authorities, coordinating with French officials, are to decide on Sunderland's final destination. Laurence Sunderland said her boat will likely be sunk because of the difficulty towing it a great distance. Sunderland set out from Los Angeles County's Marina del Rey on Jan. 23, trying to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo. Zac Sunderland, her brother, held the record for a little more than a month last year until Briton Mike Perham completed his own journey. The record changed hands again last month, when 16-year-old Australian Jessica Watson completed her own around-the-world voyage. Outside the family home early Saturday, news crews gathered to hear word of the rescue from the family, which had been receiving updates by telephone from Australian rescue officials. Eight pink balloons were tethered to the white picket fence in front of the single-story house and beneath them was placed a large, hand-painted sign that read: "Thank God Abby's alive." Soon after starting her trip, Sunderland ran into equipment problems and had to stop for repairs. She gave up the goal of setting the record in April, but continued, hoping to complete the journey. She had been keeping in contact with her parents through satellite communications and had made several broken calls to her family in Thousand Oaks, reporting her yacht was being tossed by 30-foot (9-meter) waves — as tall as a 3-story building. An hour after her last call ended Thursday, her emergency beacons began signaling. Rescuers in a chartered jet flew from Perth on Australia's west coast and spotted Sunderland's boat, Wild Eyes, on Thursday. She was able to radio to the plane to say she was in good health and had plenty of food supplies. Her parents have come under criticism from some observers for allowing the high-risk adventure. Veteran sailors questioned the wisdom of sending a teenager off alone in a small boat, knowing it would be tossed about for 30 or more hours at a time by the giant waves that rake the Southern Hemisphere's oceans this time of year. Her father defended the voyage. "I never questioned my decision in letting her go," he told reporters Friday. "In this day and age we get overprotective with our children. If you want to look at statistics, look at how many teenagers die in cars every year. Should we let teenagers drive cars? I think it'd be silly if we didn't." She was contacted by rescuers in a chartered Qantas Airbus A330 jet that made a 4,700-mile (7,600-kilometer) round trip from Perth to Sunderland's boat, which is near the limit of its range. They spotted Sunderland on the back deck of her boat. Its sail was dragging in the water but Sunderland appeared to be in good shape. She told searchers Friday that she was doing fine with a space heater and at least two weeks' worth of food. Family spokesman Jeff Casher said her vessel so badly damaged, her attempt to circle the globe was over. "This is the end of the dream. There's no boat to sail," he said. The Australian maritime authority did not say how much the rescue mission would cost but said it would not be seeking compensation for the search, which initially fell just outside of Australia's search and rescue region. It was not immediately clear if the French vessel would seek compensation. "

[Edited on June 12, 2010 at 8:30 AM. Reason : lkj]

6/12/2010 8:24:40 AM