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Author Topic: Should there be a minimum age for solo sailing challenges?
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Post Should there be a minimum age for solo sailing challenges?
on: July 29, 2010, 07:47

Following the decision to allow Laura Decker to set off on her solo circumnavigation, we are asking whether this is right?

Should there be a minimum age at which youngsters can take on these challenges?

Knowing several young and highly competent young sailors, I find this a tricky one as I know they would be able to take part in these challenges, but what about when it goes wrong and others have to risk their lives to rescue them?

Do we need a disaster in order to regulate this?

What would the consequences be for solo yachting after such an event?

Please, discuss…

Now officially ‘over the hill’, I have been racing and sailing yachts for around 24 years now. I hate getting wet and leave the dinghy racing for the boyfriend… I’d much rather be tanking around the cans in something big and beamy! The high point in my sailing career would be representing Team GBR in the Commodores Cup in 2008… the low would be training in the Solent in snow!
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