>Her boat is only 40 foot - and she had been dealing with winds of up to 60 knots and seas of up to 25 foot.
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>40foot boat + 60 knot wind + 25 foot waves + 2 dumb (or at least irresponsible) parents = 1 dead 16 year old girl.
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>>The southern ocean is the last place I'd want to be in a small boat this time of year, it was bad enough in a 130,000 tonner. They didn't plan the trip well, 130ft seas aren't fun.
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>>>http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/10/teen-sailor-missing-at-sea/?hpt=T2
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>>>This is no surprise to me at all - I sort of figured this was going to happen to her. Not sure how I feel about the parents letting her do it either.


Looks like its ok being 16 after all

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/us_and_canada/10291246.stm