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Default Abby Sunderland - Uh oh...

On 6/13/2010 2:50 PM, Andrew Barss wrote:
Lew wrote:

: The last thing Abby is looking for is "her five minutes of fame".

: "Fame" doesn't have squat to do with it; however, accomplishing the
: most challenging sailing task does.

Then why did she leave port when very bad weather was guaranteed in the
Indian Ocean, instead of waiting till December? If not to make sure she
was young enough to set a record?

She and/or her parents are fame seekers.


Uh, if it's fame they want, their other kid already had it. Or have you
missed the fact that her brother for a brief time was the youngest solo
circumnavigator?