16-year-old sailing around world plans unassisted nonstop

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Tod Mills
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Russell, you might find this news story interesting rubbish

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I'm not sure what you meant by "debunked", but this doesn't sound like what you were describing...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 5781.story
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From the article you yourself posted:
he cut ties with Magnetic a few weeks after Abby set off on her solo voyage
The point is, they were not doing this to get rich and articles portraying them as such and using the reality TV show as proof have no basis and are absolute sensationalist rubbish.
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Well, you are certainly welcome to believe whatever you want about the parents' motives! For me, actions speak louder than the words the father offers. :wink:
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All's well that ends.

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Re: 16-year-old sailing around world plans unassisted nonst

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"Wild Eyes: The Abby Sunderland Story" is available on Netflix streaming video.
I was impressed by both Abby and her family. It is interesting to see her high tech boat.
If only I could find sponsors to pay my expenses and a support team to prepare my boat.
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