Laura Dekker

30th January 2011

Pancakes and Dutch country music

Today I am the only Dutch boat left in the bay. But the day before yesterday, another Dutch boat with two young children came in, they […]
29th January 2011

So Lush and Green!

Yesterday I went over the island with the crew from the other Dutch yachts. This island is really beautiful, incredibly green. We walked past waterfalls and […]
28th January 2011

Lesson learned: Don’t tie a dinghy onto the foredeck..

As you know I have been in Dominica since the day before yesterday. The route to here has been quite tough. Although it is a short […]
26th January 2011

Heading to Dominica

Today I will be out saling. This time it will be a short trip of 20 nautical miles [37 kilometres;23 land miles] to Portsmouth on the […]
24th January 2011

Some Island explorations

After a quiet breakfast eating an egg in the cockpit and having done my schoolwork, I went ashore. From the day before yesterday, when I was […]
23rd January 2011

Rain, lots of it!

Today I stayed on the boat. Yesterday I went ashore to clear customs. This is very easy here. You go to the office and then they […]
22nd January 2011

Caught a fishing buoy around my rudder..

Since yesterday afternoon I am laying at anchor in Îsles des Saintes, a small French group of islands between Guadeloupe and Dominica. It is a beautiful […]
20th January 2011

6kn, Guppy’s nose headed South.

I am on Route again and this time I am heading for Îles des Saintes. It is just great weather for sailing. I have a nice […]
17th January 2011

Heading for Iles des Saintes

Yesterday, I decided to sail the sea again. I feel have been long enough ashore and now I am yearning to sail again. On Thursday, I […]