Laura Dekker

17th August 2011

Why isn’t it getting light?!

After a very quiet night daylight did not show up for work this morning… That is because of pitch-black clouds hanging over Guppy. The mega-squall I […]
16th August 2011

Building waves

Today the waves are higher and they are still coming from two different directions! Guppy is like a rocking horse gone wild and I, well I’m […]
15th August 2011

Bird presents

Waves are still coming across from the side but Guppy just merrily cuts straight through them at 7 knots [13 kilometres or 8 land miles an […]
14th August 2011

Neptune took my book!

Strong winds still blowing at an angle from side astern and I am still not sure if I should pole the Genoa out on the windward […]
13th August 2011

Wind & squalls!

Finally after five days of bobbing, the wind is back! Yesterday evening the threatening squalls that I could see all day on the western horizon, suddenly […]
12th August 2011

Sometimes it’s all about: Patience

Bobbing and flapping… 2 knots, 2,5 knots and back to 2 knots speed… There is still no wind but the sky has turned a bit cloudier […]
11th August 2011

Getting closer to the Torres Strait

Wind is getting a little better. Last night I had to run the engine for a few hours but during the day we ran under sail […]
10th August 2011

Fighting with sails & other boat dramas

Still only little or no wind… Today I ran a lot to wrestle with the sails, put the pole on the Genoa rolling it in and […]
9th August 2011

Not a lot of wind..

There is very little wind. I am trying to sail a bit further with every puff there is but the speed does not get over 3,5 […]