Laura Dekker, Author at Laura Dekker World Sailing Foundation

24th November 2011

On route to Cape Town – got a leak..

Another blog from the open sea. Early this morning the meteo called for a good weather window so Guppy and I decided to cast off the […]

22nd November 2011

Waiting for a weather window

Today a strong wind is blowing over the recently renovated harbour of Port Elizabeth. Some time ago a major storm destroyed the marina and the people […]

21st November 2011

photo’s Durban and Addo park P

20th November 2011

Photo’s from the Indian Ocean Crossing

Arrival into Durban Customs plane flying over while leaving Australia Squalls.. Lots of rainy, grey days Squally nights provide interesting course lines Getting closer

19th November 2011

Arrived in a stormy Port Elizabeth

Guppy and I are now in Port Elizabeth. The night before my arrival I suddenly fell sick and I threw up, probably because of something I […]

17th November 2011

Into the Agulhas current, Onto Port Elizabeth.

Back on Guppy after my excursion in the mountains, the meteo called for a good weather window on through the next coming days. It made me […]

16th November 2011

Escaped Durban for a little mountain trip

for new photos… I tried for hours to upload pictures to my website without success, the internet here being too slow but maybe it will work […]

14th November 2011

I can’t walk on land anymore!!

After 47 days sailing across the Indian Ocean Guppy and I are in Durban, South-Africa. On my last night at sea I met with intensifying ship […]

13th November 2011

Getting real close now

10-11-2011 Almost there… Just a little way still to go as each passing hour stretches longer. Just a mere 100 nautical miles left to sail out […]