Of course it was too risky.It’s damn risky for a *very* experienced 40 year old yachtsman/sailor...let alone a 16 year old kid.If a 16 year old’s parents want their kid to do something exceptional encourage him/her to work hard enough to gain admission to Harvard/Yale/MIT and leave the suicide missions to crazy old guys.
Yeah, that's what the world needs. More pasty-faced, limp-wristed, victim card-carrying lying lawyers and Global Warming scientists.