Try finding your way around the world! At age 13, Laura Dekker wants to embark on a solo mission to circumnavigate the globe in her 26-foot sailboat, “Guppy”. Her father supports her dream, but her mother and the Dutch courts are making an effort to postpone the trip until Laura is older. Currently, 17-year-old Mike Perham of England holds the record for the youngest solo trip around the globe, while 15 and 16-year-olds Jessica Watson and Abby Sunderland (sister of Zac Sunderland, the former record holder) are planning journeys of their own. Is 13 too young to travel the world alone? And how old is old enough? What do you think?
