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Sailor Abby Sunderland, 16, in Cabo San Lucas for vessel repairs
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2010/02/sailor-abby...
February 5, 2010
By Kelly Burgess
Photo by Ted Caloroso
Abby Sunderland arrived in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in pouring rain on Tuesday to get some repairs done on her 40-foot sailboat, "Wild Eyes."
The 16-year-old reported that the vessel is having equipment issues -- the wind gauges have stopped working and the solar panels and wind generators
on board are not creating enough power to keep up with energy needs.
The Thousand Oaks teen was met by her father, Laurence, as well as members of Team Abby, who flew down to lend a hand with the necessary repairs.
In the meantime, Abby has been keeping busy -- when not working on the boat -- posting pictures and updates on her blog. Here's an excerpt from her
latest post:
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I got in Tuesday afternoon in the pouring rain.
The work on the boat is going as well as can be expected. We couldn't get a whole lot done on Tuesday because it was getting late and raining
pretty hard, but six o'clock this morning we were all hard at work and luckily the weather has been sunny and warm all day!
The dock master of the marina was very excited to have us here and is letting us stay in an apartment over the office so we can be closer to the
marina.
I met another young sailor today, Emily, and it has been really great hanging out with her a little. So few younger people sail and even less
girls do. Its nice to get to know people who are doing similar things and talking to someone who knows what it is like.
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The boats' power systems will be shored up before Abby departs southward for Cape Horn. Upgrades are expected to take several days, but she plans to
get back underway as soon as possible.
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very interesting,, I think I will follow her blog
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Had seen the blurb on departure, looks like a good shake down cruise.. not too bad of problems it would seem.. made it to Port... way to go.. and good
luck.. that's a long way... around the world, even with GPS, Sat Phone, SPOT and all the rest.. good young "salt" ... looks ok to me
[Edited on 2-8-2010 by wessongroup]
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I certainly wish all the best for this young woman. But I must say that the amount of retro/ repair work done in Cabo makes me wonder what these
people were thinking/ doing when she originally set sail.
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Rescue underway for missing US sailor, 16
fyi...I hope there is a good ending to this...
pacside
Rescue underway for missing US sailor, 16: reports
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES — A 16-year-old US sailor attempting a daring solo voyage around the globe has gone missing in the Indian Ocean, US media reported
Thursday citing her family.
A rescue effort was launched off the coast of Madagascar early Thursday after young adventurer Abby Sunderland ran into mountainous seas and emergency
beacons on board her sailboat were triggered.
Sunderland, from the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks, was believed to be hundreds of miles from land with the nearest ship around 400 miles away.
A rescue effort was being coordinated by the Reunion Islands and Australia.
She set sail in January amid criticism that her itinerary was too risky because it would place her in the Indian Ocean during the turbulent Southern
Hemisphere winter.
Her father Laurence Sunderland told outdoor sports blogger Pete Thomas that he lost contact with his daughter during a satellite phone call early
Thursday before being notified by the Australian Coast Guard that both of his daughter's emergency beacons had been activated.
"Everything seemed to be under control," her father was quoted as saying on the blog (www.petethomasoutdoors.com). "But then our call dropped and a hour later the Coast Guard called."
One of the beacons is attached to a survival suit or life raft and is only to be used when a person is in the water or aboard a life raft, reports
said.
ABC News quoted an engineer on Sunderland's support team as saying the youngster's boat -- "Wild Eyes" -- had been knocked down twice during the night
because of strong winds. Radar had been ripped off the boat during one of the knock-downs, engineer Jeff Casher told ABC.
Sunderland herself had posted an ominous update to her blog late Wednesday, where she wrote that she was preparing for rough weather.
"The wind is beginning to pick up. It is back up to 20 knots and I am expecting that by midnight tonight I could have 35-50 knots with gusts to 60 so
I am off to sleep before it really picks up," she wrote.
Sunderland had been bidding to follow in the footsteps of her elder brother, Zac, who arrived back in California in July last year to a hero's welcome
after circumnavigating the globe in a 13-month voyage.
Zac Sunderland had been 16 when he set out on the journey, turning 17 in November 2008 before arriving home eight months later.
However Abby Sunderland's journey had been criticized in some quarters as too dangerous.
Prominent Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers accused Sunderland's parents of "child abuse" for allowing their daughter to go ahead with
her voyage.
"Why is any 16-year-old allowed to place herself in harm's way? Why would any parent allow such a thing?" Simers raged, describing Sunderland's
mission as "outrageous, ridiculous, incomprehensible insanity."
In a recent interview with ABC, the Sunderlands defended their encouragement of their children's sailing exploits.
"Could there be a tragedy?" mother MaryAnne Sunderland said. "Yeah, there could be. But there could be a tragedy on the way home tonight, you know, or
driving with her friends in a car at 16. You minimize the risks."
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I won`t pass judgement on her parents here, just hope she survives.
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Really have mixed emotions about this
I hope she's found alive but:
Jeezus...She has a dream, at thirteen, of solo-circumnavigation and then three years later sails off in a fully found, 40 foot boat??? 
Why shouldn't we question her parent's judgement?
Same for the kid who just climbed Everest.
Here's a far different story from a different, simpler time:
http://www.bluemoment.com/dove.html
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I can hardly believe American kids are doing this. I thought only Australia was the land of the brave, and they're a nanny state too. I really liked
the story in Dave's link. It seems much more daring to try this before all the electronics communications and safety devices. To keep all this in
perspective though, Robin Lee Graham was 17 when he started his circumnavigation. His parents were just as crazy for letting him sail as they would
have been for letting him fight in Vietnam if he had wanted to do that instead.
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Seems to me folks ought to be putting out positive energy, prayers, etc, for her safe return.
Save the blame game for later.
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A lot of teens 'run away' at 16... this one has a GPS, and tons of support... at least her parents KNOW where she is!
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JUST ON THE 11PM NEWS in San Diego...
Searchers had made contact with her...She's ALIVE!! 
No explanation yet as to why she had set off her EPIRB's and what her problem is. I'm sure we'll hear more about it tomorrow.
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Hope shes OK.
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Abby is Fine!
We have just heard from the Australian Search and Rescue. The plane arrived on the scene moments ago. Wild Eyes is upright but her rigging is down.
The weather conditions are abating. Radio communication was made and Abby reports that she is fine!
We don't know much else right now. The French fishing vessel that was diverted to her location will be there in a little over 24 hours. Where they
will take her or how long it will take we don't know.
More updates as news comes in.
Laurence & Marianne
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who pays for the rescue services??
is this an insurance thing?
any long haul sailors here?
yachties?
just curious.
int'l waters - who's responsibility for addressing danger risks?
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European papers say she's found and alright.
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Here's a link to the story... http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/abby-sunderland-teen-sailor-found-...
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Geez, she's gonna be picked up by a bunch of French fishermen???
Her problems are just starting...............
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Let's look at the bright side...maybe they'll get there before the Somali pirates do.
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Rescued, she is alive!
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/11/teen.sailor/
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