Laura Dekker

Today I skated to the city because I was too lazy to walk. I needed some paint from the hardware store to mark the anchor chain […]

After my tour of the island, I went back dinghy sailing with the local youth. If there is an activity and the school is open I […]

For the past few days I visited the island of Lanzarote by car and bus. I saw volcanoes, caves, lagoons and lakes and I enjoyed the […]

The problem with the rudder is solved and it is working perfectly again, just like a charm. After some tinkering around in the stern compartment I […]

After clearing out the whole stern compartment and checking all the pulleys and control cables and taking off the self steering I still could not find […]

Yesterday I went to the beach along with a woman from the island I have just met. She showed me a lot around the island, and […]

The weather is still beautiful here, and after a few wind gusts it is so calm that it is almost impossible to stay in the sun. […]

After seeing only water for four days I spotted land this morning. Unfortunately I could see the land earlier on my radar but not by looking […]

170 nautical miles to go until the Canary Islands. Guppy sails great. With only two sails up, the Genoa and the storm jib, we are doing […]