I posted this on another thread, but I think it clarifies what they were doing:
“I don’t sail. I live in southern Arizona, about 60 miles from the border.
Suppose I encouraged my 12 year old daughter to hike the Arizona/Mexico border alone to set a record as the youngest girl to hike the border alone. And had her do it in summer, because winter would be too late to set the record. And plug a reality TV show about her hike, and my worrying about her.”
The “naysayers” would be pointing out the STUPIDITY of my STUNT. No matter how tough my daughter is, or how much hiking, doing that would be STUPID. And stupid isn’t admirable...
I believe however that she is doing it of her own volition though I could be wrong (as Geraldo seems to believe).
It could be argued that no one should attempt to sail across oceans single-handedly because it is too dangerous.
I disagree and respect those who follow their dreams.
For those who have a taste for adventure, may I recommend reading The Lonely Sea and the Sky by Sir Francis Chichester. It's not in print, but used copies can be found. Chichester set out from Europe and flew to Australia in the early days of aviation.
It's an amazing story!
“STUPID” analogy.
If you HAVE a teen age daughter, do you let her drive - out there on the highway where there are several thousand killed each year - and HUNDREDS of thousands injured?
http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx