[BenKenobi]

And how does that apply to this case? Sailing from the UK to Cape Town, within sight of land the whole way is different from sailing from Cape Town to Fremantle.

[DJ MacWoW]

And how does that apply to this case?

Quite handily since he had NO sailing knowledge or tech goodies. And I believe that this beginner also got his ship back to port. This article says his boat overturned. He also got a load of bad fuel. However, he still made it back to port on September 17th. It speaks to age and wisdom over youth and exuberance.