Laura Dekker, Author at Laura Dekker World Sailing Foundation

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 […]

8th December 2010

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 […]

7th December 2010

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 […]

6th December 2010

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 […]

5th December 2010

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 […]

4th December 2010

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 […]

3rd December 2010

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 […]

2nd December 2010

Yesterday my friend flew back to the Netherlands. Now I am alone again for the next three weeks with 2200 nautical miles [2532 land miles; 4074 […]

30th November 2010

My friend arrived safe and sound in the evening of the 27th after trying all shecould to catch her airplane at Sal’s airport; her flight was […]