Laura Dekker, Author at Laura Dekker World Sailing Foundation

16th April 2011

Preparations to sail into the pacific

I am very busy with preparations for the Pacific Ocean. Shopping for provisions, stowing away the MiniCat and cleaning the boat. After the passage through the […]

13th April 2011

We’re in the pacific! :D

The passage through the Panama Canal was great. Especially the Gatun Lake was very beautiful. Along with one of the line handlers (that I am good […]

12th April 2011

Photo’s of Guppy’s Panama Canal Crossing

Here are a few pictures of the Panama Canal. Please also see my Dutch weblog or http://solozeilster.hyves.nl for other pictures. It was really a great experience […]

8th April 2011

The Panama Canal

The Rib Barbecue in Shelter Bay Marina yesterday night was fun and the ribs were really delicious! So I ate with a big-strong appetite. Two more […]

5th April 2011

As Line handler through the canal before doing it myself

I am back! Sorry to be a few days late. But I am experiencing so much all the time! Today I will sail as a line […]

1st April 2011

Biking in Panama – Fort Lorenzo

Yesterday I went cycling with some friends from another yacht. We went to Fort Lorenzo National Park, a 10 kilometer uphill and downhill ride on a […]

30th March 2011

Arrived in Panama & some picture’s of the last weeks.

After a night crossing from San Blas Islands to Shelter Bay in Panama, the adrenaline rose to my head. The crossing was great with only a […]

26th March 2011

Kuna Indians – the native people of the San Blas

Today the three boats I was with for the past days are setting sail. Probably I will meet many of them again in Panama. A lot […]

24th March 2011

New friends and Island adventures

Finally, it is a little dryer here. For the past two days it has hardly rained. At the party for all the yacht crews I met […]