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Laura Dekker
11th December 2010
11th December 2010
Warmth & Sunshine
The wind and the waves decreased a little, and I am now sailing under full sails again, the mizzen, the mainsail and the poled out Genoa.
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10th December 2010
10th December 2010
Halfway
Today I reached the halfway point of my second largest sea passage. So it is sailing always closer towards land from now on and that is
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9th December 2010
9th December 2010
Dark clouds
There is even more wind today, so I quickly reefed the mainsail this morning. Dark clouds passed over me all day long, and in the afternoon
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8th December 2010
8th December 2010
Sleeping rhytms
Last night I slept very well as the sea was a bit calmer so I did not have to keep my body stiff all the time
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7th December 2010
7th December 2010
Found the tradewinds
Now I really found the Trade Winds, or maybe they found me… Guppy now goes at a speed of 6,5 to 7 knots, really nice, however
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6th December 2010
6th December 2010
Squalls!
Yesterday I had some wind and finally, after two days, I could turn the engine off. There is still wind, so with the halfwinder, the poled
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5th December 2010
5th December 2010
Still no wind..
Today was again a hot and windless day. Now there is also an annoying and very high swell which makes Guppy roll back and forth a
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4th December 2010
4th December 2010
No wind :(
Since last night, Guppy and I sail upon an endless, calm and blue ocean. There was no sign of wind for the whole day. However, by
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3rd December 2010
3rd December 2010
Headwinds?!
This morning I had a very nice crosswind, but in the afternoon the wind weakened and itis now coming from straight ahead … So I was
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