Yes it was rushed for the record and the timing was atrocious.
I have no problem with her doing it in a well-planned fashion—she apparently was well prepared—but the ill conceived rush for a record takes this out of the “for the love of adventure” milieu into the “craven quest for publicity” milieu.
Bad timing, probably improper craft, etc....
WHAT! No criticism for the French?
Obviously THEY didn't plan, or their captain wouldn't have fallen into the sea.
What a bunch of wusses here on FR.
I thought we were all for individual liberty and initiative.
Guess not all of us are.