Laura Dekker

4th February 2011

Ravioli, everywhere ( except in the pan)

Really going forward, Guppy is superfast. Since I left Dominica there has not even fallen a single drop of rain, the clouds have stayed in Dominica […]
3rd February 2011

Bird poo, everywhere!

Since yesterday evening, I have better winds and I am going at a speed of 6,5 knots (ca. 12 kilometres per hour). Also yesterday in the […]
2nd February 2011

Next destination: Bonaire

I am back sailing again, but unfortunately there is less wind than I expected (5 knots or 9 kilometres/hour), but at least I am moving forward… […]
1st February 2011

More Dutch Yachts

Today I decided to set sail for Bonaire tomorrow morning. It will take about three and a half days of sailing, and I hope it won’t […]
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 […]