Originally Posted by Mike Hill

Anybody know what kind of boat that is?

That is a Hurley 800, my sister and brother in-law have one actually, A very simple boat but very seaworthy.

I have been following the discussion about the girl quite closely, one thing I noticed that a lot of people
(including sailors) don't actually know what a cruising circumnavigation is about.
They might hear about it on the news and see the occasional V70 with gorillas-type guys grinding the winches or whatever.
The truth is that there are thousands of people doing it. The media and the judge have the idea that she will be by
herself for 2 years living in some sort of isolation, which is far besides the truth.
I did a circumnavigation with my parents when I was young so talk from personal experience.
I don't really have an opinion on whether she should go or not, but if the has the skills, proper preparation, and planning I think it should be possible.
She certainly sounds very bright in interviews.