Inspiration

[dpex]

While we all sit around bemoaning our lot, a few folk get out there and do it. In this case a 16-year old girl sailing around the world, non-stop, on her own.

I recommend you to http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/

The 'authorities' tried to stop her. 'Too young. Too inexperienced. Female. Not competent'. But Jesse beat them all back. And now this wee slip of a girl is currently about 1,000 miles from everywhere, on a very small yacht, heading toward the mandatory equator crossing before plunging down into the Southern Ocean and Cape Horn.

She said, 'Screw you. I can do this.' And she is.

Can we emulate her and say to the authorities, 'Screw you. I'm sick of being raped.'?

[Str8 Jacket]

Comparing apples with apples would be alot more helpful if you're trying to get a certain message across....

[JimO]

While we all sit around bemoaning our lot, a few folk get out there and do it. In this case a 16-year old girl sailing around the world, non-stop, on her own.

I recommend you to http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/

The 'authorities' tried to stop her. 'Too young. Too inexperienced. Female. Not competent'. But Jesse beat them all back. And now this wee slip of a girl is currently about 1,000 miles from everywhere, on a very small yacht, heading toward the mandatory equator crossing before plunging down into the Southern Ocean and Cape Horn.

She said, 'Screw you. I can do this.' And she is.

Can we emulate her and say to the authorities, 'Screw you. I'm sick of being raped.'?

who pays when she needs rescued, can us taxpayers say "Screw You"

[Laxi]

mate! where have you been? she barely made it out of the harbour before she had to be rescued and towed back to safety, delayed her departure for about a week! this was a big deal in aus about 2 mounths ago

[Trudes]

She's still giving it a go and following her dream though, which is a lot more than many people twice her age can say, and especially kids her age who most would think their hands had been cut off if they couldn't constantly text their mates or be on the Internet or playstation. Good for her I say.

[Big Dave]

I heard she crashed into an oil tanker before she rounded Lion Island. Take II!

[Mully]

mate! where have you been? she barely made it out of the harbour before she had to be rescued and towed back to safety, delayed her departure for about a week! this was a big deal in aus about 2 mounths ago

Yep

I heard she crashed into an oil tanker before she rounded Lion Island. Take II!

Indeed she did.

But the oil taker leapt out in front of her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6_O-uKrNEc

[Laxi]

Yep



Indeed she did.

But the oil taker leapt out in front of her.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6_O-uKrNEc

what makes that funnier for me is that I somone who did exactly that, in the same way

[YellowDog]

Well you do have to admire he kid for trying.

That Tracy Edwards started quite a craze with her achievements.

It's a lot toigher to do something similar from the Pacific rim.

[Hitcher]

It's all good fun, until somebody loses an eye. Or drowns.

[Clockwork]

Hmmmm, I thought it was a young Aussie girl that collided with an oil tanker but there is another younger (Dutch?) girl attempting to be the youngest ever solo round the world that has had to fight the authorities

[Big Dave]

It's all good fun, until somebody loses an eye. Or drowns.

Or sails past Somailia or costs millions to be rescued.

[The Stranger:Me]

Comparing apples with apples would be alot more helpful if you're trying to get a certain message across....

who pays when she needs rescued, can us taxpayers say "Screw You"

mate! where have you been? she barely made it out of the harbour before she had to be rescued and towed back to safety, delayed her departure for about a week! this was a big deal in aus about 2 mounths ago

It's all good fun, until somebody loses an eye. Or drowns.

Or sails past Somailia or costs millions to be rescued.

Now I understand why the country is in the mess it is.

[ital916]

Now I understand why the country is in the mess it is.

I reckon they should just let her sail. If she never comes back or sinks and drowns, well thats just an inherant danger of trying to sail around the fucking world by yourself.

[The Stranger:Me]

If she never comes back or sinks and drowns, well thats just an inherant danger of trying to sail around the fucking world by yourself.

Of course it is. She's gone eyes open.
Her parent's and/or sponsors know this also.
They must have tremendous faith in her which in and of itself is a pretty amazing feat at the age of 16.