Laura Dekker

17th September 2010

School work & making friends

After a day of strong winds and cloudy sky for weather, this was today undone by a lull in wind and a hot and sweltering sun. […]
15th September 2010

Too hot..

Today was again a very warm day and I did not do anything except going for a swim andcleaning up the boat. But I rinsed off […]
14th September 2010

Laundry

Today was a usual sunny and very hot day; only the very fine sand that came blowing with the rain and that is now blurring the […]
13th September 2010

Rain?!

After enjoying a beautiful sunset yesterday evening I was woken up early this morning by a quiet tapping on the boat. After a few seconds I […]
11th September 2010

Marking the anchor chain

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 […]
10th September 2010

Laser Sailing

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 […]
8th September 2010

Tour of the island

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 […]
3rd September 2010

Rudder problem solved

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 […]
31st August 2010

Rudder shaft trouble

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 […]