Posted by paranotnormal1968 June 11, 2010 07:41am PDTReply | Report Abuse

THANK GOD she is alive!!!
I still say "You go girl!"
I am a mother and I support my kids on their dreams. My children are grown. I still worry, but I won't take away their dream. If I had the money to support them to go around the world, I would in a minute.
Whether Abby is an intelligent person or not, she knows what she is doing. I don't think this was just to beat some stupid record.

Posted by letsbereal June 10, 2010 03:01pm PDTReply | Report Abuse

Kiera Parents must listen to reason when young minds are not. this has nothing to do with her ability. It's is about the judgment of timing made.
"When you climb the highest Mountains you do it with a team of experts. When you go 200 miles around a track there is again are experts at your side. When ever the greatest world breaking events took place,
you always hear of all the team effort it took!

I pray for Abby's safety and her return, as for her parents i pray for the peace of God to help them deal with the next few days.

And i pray that any parent that thinks this was cool is in need of a reality check. Because the team of experts that were at Abby's side said that she missed her window and if she left this year it would put her in the path of disaster. Abby was 16 when she left, CHILDREN are fit and strong at 16 but they are still only thinking with a 16 yr old mind! that is why we Parents must intervene at times when we see the harm they are about to put themselves in. So please let this be a reality check to all Parents. Abby was excited to leave and was not listening to the team of experts at her side. This is where we as parents must protect our children from harm!

Let us all Pray for this young girls return home and the horror that her parents are going through right now."

Posted by dfmr June 10, 2010 02:51pm PDTReply | Report Abuse

Look Keira-You replied to my post- I will re-iterate it again when I finish with this comment- I am praying for the safe return of your friend, however, it is tragic that she may have already persished-I still will pray, but it was WRONG for her to go on this journey-and more wrong that her parents backed her-SHe was still a child when she left...

I will pray for Abby--------BUT I was one of the people who said I thought it was irresponsible parenting to let this girl at her age have her way and go on this trip------- I saw nothing but tragegy come from it and I am afraid I am correct------- This girls life was far more important than letting her do what she wanted at her age----------- I also said at the time that child protective services should have been involved to the point where they should have stopped this girl from this sailing venture---------It was unfit parenting to place your child in harms way in a potential life or death situation------ She is probably not alive at this point and how tragic is that?--------- These parents may be grieving now and I am sorry that they probably have lost their little girl, but they have no one to blame but themselves... This girl deserved to have a lifetime of experiences at the proper ages..........
I hope she is alive....And are the parents going to pay for the rescue that is currently in place? Cold sounding, but I am so tired of these people who climb mountains, go on sailing ventures when they should not and then expect the taxpayers money to go find them at no charge to them......

Posted by lori kraus picone June 10, 2010 12:57pm PDTReply | Report Abuse

Now, hold on Kiera. I do not wish harm on the girl. I wish her a safe return. I don't care how accomplished a sailor or aviator or any other profession or hobby a person has become...it is not safe to go it alone. She is young and thinks she is infallible as many young people believe but her parents should not be so gullible. It's just not safe. Suppose for all of her intelligence, training, responsibility and skill, she just got plain sick...say maybe the flu or heart attack, hey it's happened to young people, ya know. It's not a responsible thing to do. I do wish her well, though but I think that her parents should be held liable for the costs of her safe return. The primary goal here is to find her.