Guides will not take you up Everest in the winter. No knowledgeable sailor goes on the Indian Ocean in winter.
What would you have said if she had made it?
She didn't. And now a 15 year old, Laura Dekker, is going to try to beat Watsons record. What's next? 14? 13?
Just to make your day complete...
Jessica Watson’s voyage didn’t meet the definition of nautical circumnavigation. So the ‘unofficial’ record is still for a 17 y/o. Joy.
Stupid humans. We should outlaw all record-breaking attempts as frivolous and a waste of money.