Abby Sunderland Essay It is time. Time for objectors to sit down and be quiet, because they are wrong. Abby Sunderland, a girl of 16, set out to follow her dream and be the youngest person to circumnavigate the world alone on a sailboat. Abby Sunderland had the right to go on the trip and not have to pay for her rescue.
Abby was very experienced and her instructor in sailing said she was better than a capable sailor. Joyce Pines voiced her opinion, saying “History tells us teens have run countries (such as King Tut) and led armies (such as Joan of Arc).” This is true, but we don’t even let a teen in a boat without supervision from adults, when adults were once teens, too.
Abby was very determined, and she was even interviewed by a representative
