Posted by zelma harlow June 13, 2010 01:04pm PDTReply | Report Abuse

I'm curious, what does it mean by "solo and unassisted?" If nothing is paid for by the person, the person doesn't plan the route, satellite phone calls, internet, and autopilot? The young 17 year old back in 1965 that was the first young person on record to sail the world solo, but "unassisted" was much less assisted than this journey by Abby, Jessica, Abby's brother, and the 13 year old girl planning her trip this year or next....needs to be back by 2012 to break Jessica's record.