He probably had enough common sense not to go around the world alone, and when the Indian ocean had hurricane force winds.
People are insulting this young woman because she is 16, and had taken command of a sailing vessel. Do they also ridicule U.S. Navy Admiral David Farragut for having taken command of a sailing vessel — a captured British whaling ship — at 12 years old?
Teens can do amazing things. Let’s not demean those who seek to achieve such feats.