Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava had planned to sail from Hawaii to Taihiti,but Fuiava had never sailed beforeThe two women who were rescued by the US navy after five months adrift in the Pacific have admitted they were not properly prepared for the trip and that one of them was a novice (one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience) sailor.
Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava, who set off from Hawaii in May, and were spotted on Tuesday by a Taiwanese fishing vessel. Their 50-foot boat was 900 miles (1,500km) off Japan and thousands of miles absent from their planned destination of Tahiti.
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Source: guardian.co.uk