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Abby Sunderland Is a 16-Year-Old Sailor; Deal With It, America

Abby Sunderland is alive and well. Her boat is upright (see photograph, courtesy Australian Search and Rescue, on her blog). She'll be rescued within 24 hours by a French fishing vessel now speeding to her location. I'll bet her first interview will reveal she's not one bit sorry about her quest to become the youngest sailor to traverse the globe solo. The youngest, mind you -- not youngest girl. On June 10, emergency signals went off when Sunderland got caught in 25-foot waves in the wintertime Indian Ocean, a sea her brother Zac, who achieved the same youngest sailor feat when he was just ...

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