This girl has been on boats since she was 2 months old. Her dad is a shipwright - her brother did a round-the-world trip last year.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english201...c_13346713.htm

Her dad said:
"I've never advocated this for 16-year-olds. I've advocated this for experienced sailors."



The dismasted yacht "Wild Eyes", sailed by U.S. teenaged sailor Abby Sunderland, is pictured from a search and rescue plane in the Australian search and rescue region of the Indian Ocean in this June 11, 2010 handout. The 16-year-old California girl trying to sail solo around the world is safe and well after a massive search and rescue was launched in the Indian Ocean when she triggered distress signals, her parents and Australian authorities said Friday. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)