For you non-sailors, here's an Open 40 with a bulb keel, like Abby's boat:
Here's one like mysticrose's Vagabond 42(full keel):
And here's a (sort of) modified fin feel like we had on our Peterson 44:
The DANGER in the bulb keel: it can become detached. The boat flips immediately and can't right itself, as shown by the following tragedies:
- Sydney to Hobart Race, 2004
- Galveston to Veracruz, 2008
- the sailing yacht, Moquini, off the coast of South Africa, 2005
Wow, Thanks great post !
For you non-sailors, here's an Open 40 with a bulb keel, like Abby's boat:
Here's one like mysticrose's Vagabond 42(full keel):
And here's a (sort of) modified fin feel/cutaway full keel like we had on our Peterson 44:
The DANGER in the bulb keel: it can become detached. The boat flips immediately and can't right itself, as shown by the following tragedies:
- Sydney to Hobart Race, 2004
- Galveston to Veracruz, 2008
- the sailing yacht, Moquini, off the coast of South Africa, 2005
:blushing: What's a keel? What am I looking for?
So most of the boat is sailed by computers? I didn't know that about boats. I thought it was always hand on stuff like I see in movies.
What does the raft look like? Where is it on the boat? It seems like she would more likely be inside the little computer room rather than somewhere else right? And if it hasn't sunk under water maybe everything will be fine? She said in the video that she has to end her trip if her computer goes out. Would she still be able to use the phones if that happened?
I know there is a lot of criticism out there and I can understand it but I also love to see people really LIVE and take risks; even when they are young. I think they must be old souls. (....snipped...)
Besides, aren't we supposed to live like we are dying and grab every chance to have amazing experiences? Heck, she could have stayed home and ended up a victim of a crazed sexual predator like Chelsea and Amber did; so I think there are too many variables to be such a harsh critic.
I know there is a lot of criticism out there and I can understand it but I also love to see people really LIVE and take risks; even when they are young. I think they must be old souls.
Many of them do break records and and I don't think we can compare one exceptional teenager to the ordinary one or make judgements without knowing these kids.
She's already done more than I could do and I am in awe of the courage she must possess. It's quite possible she's really "lived" more in her 16 years than some people do their entire lives. I think she must really WANT to do this.
Besides, aren't we supposed to live like we are dying and grab every chance to have amazing experiences? Heck, she could have stayed home and ended up a victim of a crazed sexual predator like Chelsea and Amber did; so I think there are too many variables to be such a harsh critic.
I agree. As for the risk-taking, here's a thought-provoking article about Laura Dekker, the Dutch girl who was prevented from solo-circumnavigating at 13 yrs old:
http://irresponsibility.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/boob-jobs-at-13-better-than-going-to-sea/ (<-- must read!)
And the "live like were are dying": that's what prompted our trip. My husband had recovered from cancer (at age 39), and we realized that not everyone gets to live to retirement. So we lived (part of) our dream: rented our house, emptied our savings, bought a sailboat, and sailed for a year from the Chesapeake to the Bahamas and back when our son was 3-yrs-old. We are now dirt poor but had the experience of a lifetime. And have a plan to do it again - but for longer.