she was 2,000 miles away from perth, 2,000 miles away from south africa, and there was nothing around her but this little island that was 600 miles south of her. >> have you spoken to her? >> absolutely, yes. >> larry: and the obvious, why would you let a 16-year-old sail alone? >> well, that's a question that's been raised by many people, of course. and rightly so. you know, people that don't know the ocean, if they didn't ask me that question, there would be something wrong. abigail and zach's upbringings have been very unique? >> who's zach? >> my oldest son. he successfully circumnavigated the world a year before, being the first man under 18 to circumnavigate the world. my whole life is in the yachting arena. i was raised with it, i did an apprenticeship as a young man. i work as a yacht manager in marina del ray. it's been my whole life. i have a great passion for the ocean, and it's carried through to my children. i love to be able to encourage them in this endeavor. however, they were raised with this. they cruised for three years. >> who's idea was it? >> it was their idea. >