Today we listened to teen sailor Abby Sunderland defend her choice to sail around the world alone at such a young age. One commenter found no problem with her age, but with her motives for going when she did.

The 16-year-old almost lost at sea is speaking out: "I think that a lot of people are judging me by the standards they have for their teens...and thinking 'she's exactly like them.' They don't understand." Spoken like a typical teen.

Laurence Sunderland, the father of teenage sailor Abby Sunderland, who almost got lost at sea trying to sail around the world by herself, had a reality show in production the whole time. Is it called Balloon Boy: The Sequel? [AP

Rescued teen sailor Abby Sunderland wrote on her blog that she'll make another attempt at circumnavigating the globe, and she hit back at her critics: "As for age, since when does age create gigantic waves and storms?" [Abby's Blog]

Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old California sailor attempting to circumnavigate the globe alone, activated her distress beacon Thursday after hitting rough weather in the Indian Ocean. A search is now underway. Update: She has been found "alive and well."