16 year old Abby Sunderland was tempted to beat her brother Zac’s world record of being the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Many people think that her parents were being irresponsible letting Abby attempt at the world record. Abby Sunderland should have been able to sail around the world for many reasons. First, Abby was prepared. Without a doubt, Abby had the best equipment possible,such as wet weather gear,life jackets,portable fire extinguisher, a medical kit. Also Abby had backup like an EPIRB which is an emergency beacon, a life raft, flares, patching materials. And Abby was being monitored by blogging and with her beacon. Secondly, Abby was old and experienced enough. One reason is 16 is the legal age to drive solo. Also is more teenage kids die in car accidents than in boating accidents. According to https://americanboating.org/boating_fatality.asp and https://www.teendriversource.org/stats/support_teens/detail/57 in 2016,out of all teenagers from 16-19, 701 teenagers died in boat related accidents and 2,163 teenagers died in car accidents in the U.S. alone.
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Abby was experienced because her parents put her in thorough tests which proves that she knows enough about the ocean. Also Abby had been sailing 3 years prior to her journey. And this is why Abby Sunderland should have been allowed to sail solo around the world because she was prepared, old , and experienced
Abby was experienced because her parents put her in thorough tests which proves that she knows enough about the ocean. Also Abby had been sailing 3 years prior to her journey. And this is why Abby Sunderland should have been allowed to sail solo around the world because she was prepared, old , and experienced