Is 15 a tad young to be sailing around the world.

[SyberBitch]

Sure it would, because then she couldn't break the record and there wouldn't be as much reason to do it. I'm a big believer in individual merit. And if you'll re-read what I said, I included maturity as part of that. You can't say she isn't mature enough because you don't know her. And just as I already pointed out, many young people are very mature. And many adults are not.

Regardless of emotional maturity, she is still a child. Even she will look back on herself at 15 when she is 18, and think she was immature then.

Edit: I was very mature as a child and probably more mature than many adults. I *thought* I was a grownup at 15, for sure. However, looking back, I do see how immature I actually was.