Posted by Allan_Lang on September 12, 2009 at 23:18:33 user Allan_Lang.
In Reply to: The boundaries of parental responsibility posted by Jock on August 25, 2009 at 07:59:28:
diverting the thread
Sailor Jessica Watson hits bulk carrier before solo round the world voyage
Jessica Watson crashes on first day at sea
http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/
While the circumstances of the collision are not yet clear, it seems the predictions that she is an emotional girl who will go to pieces at the first sign if trouble can be put to rest.
our rescue co-ordination centre which advised Watson to turn her motor back on and head to Stradbroke Island," Ms Jiggins said.Watson, who is now 15 nautical miles from shore, later agreed to travel to Southport on the Gold Coast and is expected to arrive in the next two hours.
The signifigance being that Stradbroke is a tourist island that offered immmediate safety, whereas the further away Southport has a Marine Repair Yard with yacht lift. WWND? (What Would Nancy Do)