She can’t even sign a contract, much less follow her dream to be the youngest to do this. If a minor has a dream to base jump and blogged about it, parents said ok, and they died.. You’d be fine with the entire thing?
I think a good parent generally knows what their kid is ready to tackle, regardless of age. Everyone matures at a different rate, and Abby certainly has the sailing chops. Our unpredictable seas are full of shipwrecks. Why everyone is blaming the captain’s age for this one doesn’t really um... hold water. (sorry)