American Teen Youngest to Sail Solo Around the World
Americans (a.k.a. White people) have always been adventurous and skillful. Americans (a.k.a. White people) sent White men to the moon and brought them back - several times. Americans (a.k.a. White people) have sent White men to the depths of the ocean floor and brought them back. Americans (a.k.a. White people) have flown aircraft to the farthest reaches of the earth. Americans (a.k.a. White people) have sailed and steamed ships upon (and under) every sea of the earth. Whether it’s the limits of outer space or the most minute sub-atomic particles, we Americans (i.e., we White people) are explorers. We want to know what’s out there and in there and under there and over there. We want to prove to others - but mainly to ourselves - that we can dream, wonder, wander, and make discovery possible. It’s in our genes like in no other race.
An American teen-ager (i.e. a White teen-ager) has “done us proud” by sailing around the world - solo. Thursday morning, (16July2009), after a 27,500 mile journey, Zac Sunderland, 17, docked his 36-foot sailboat at Marina Del Rey, CA.
“The teen acknowledged the 27,500-mile voyage wasn’t easy. . .He was 16 when he left Marina del Rey on June 14, 2008, aboard his boat, Intrepid. Solitude and exhaustion were just a couple of factors that faced him each day.”
While the alien President of the United States can’t even throw a baseball all the way to home plate, and whose exploratory interests are limited to female buttocks (scroll down to about half-way down the page), an American teen-ager (i.e., a White teen-ager) handily guided a vessel around the world by himself. Zac Sunderland is a sterling reminder of the spirit of adventure and technical expertise that is still within our people.
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Dutch teen in battle to sail solo around globe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Thirteen-year-old Laura Dekker wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and her parents think that’s a great idea.
But the Dutch Council for Child Protection is so concerned about the dangers of the marathon voyage it has asked a court to grant it temporary custody of Laura so it can do what her parents refuse to: Halt the trip.
Judges at Utrecht District Court were to announce Friday whether they will scupper Laura’s record-breaking plans. In the meantime, the legal battle has ignited a wide-ranging debate even in this traditionally seafaring nation about the role that parents should play in their children’s risky adventures.
The rat race to become a so-called “super child” — the youngest to accomplish some grueling feat — can be fueled by ambitious parents, laser-focused children with talent, or youngsters with a deep need to please or be praised, psychologists say.
Posted by Frank on 08/25 at 08:04 PM
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