15th July 2014
From the Redwood forest we kept on heading South, following the coastline. Compared to the temperatures further inland the west-coast was very cold and going for […]
11th July 2014
We have now come into the Redwood forest, which lay in the north of California. The trees are amazing and Daniel, being a tree lover, is […]
9th July 2014
By now we had reached Montana and if anybody has done the math so far, this is very, very far away from the ocean… I had […]
8th July 2014
Just before reaching Teton, we got to a little town called Dubois. Dubois fascinated us by its beautiful log houses and cozy wild west atmosphere and […]
7th July 2014
And so the fun begins 🙂 First stop, Toronto. I was presenting at Ideacity, a three-day conference that includes a lot of different speakers and topics. […]
6th July 2014
Leaving the beautiful little town and the friendly people that we had stayed with in Tahiti, Daniel and I went through a massive culture shock. We […]
4th July 2014
3rd July 2014
Link Video Toronto http://www.ideacityonline.com/video/youngest-cirvumnavigator-sail-alone-around-world-laura-dekker/
21st May 2014
Well I suppose it really is time to write something again. Last month we where going for a day sail to Opua on Gizmo, a 60ft […]
20th May 2014
Arrival in Rarotonga for a quick fuel stop . Beautiful sunsets on the way First night sunset after leaving New Zealand. Gizmo under spinnaker in Light […]
16th March 2014
We’ve been doing some more work for Andy, on his boat Baltazar, which is still standing on the yard… One of the first times we met […]
15th March 2014
Cutting onions can be an emotional job, but there are good solutions available 🙂 Cleaning Guppy’s winches. Hurricane Luci passing Northland. Poles came out of the […]
27th February 2014
A curious Albatross checking out on Guppy. Moonlight while seas are calm, some days are simply magical and indescribable With the Spinnaker up Guppy lays straight […]
26th February 2014
We are all cleared in and sailing home to Town basin. Guppy with a big smile on her bow, doing another 1000 nm together. The wind […]
25th February 2014
Guppy went like a rocket for a couple hours and then the wind just turned straight south, south east again and we’re back to tacks… But […]
24th February 2014
The Wind turned! yeay! So we tacked. The last two rough days, Daniel says he was slowly turning into a vegetable not being able to do […]
23rd February 2014
Well we’ve gotten into weather now. Guppy is dancing, two times reefed main, mizzen and storm jib. The speed has gone down quiet a bit as […]
22nd February 2014
The wind picked up again fairly soon after I wrote and we didn’t end up motoring, so that was good. Been going to much east all […]
21st February 2014
The wind dropped last night after we had sailed a little. We had to start the engine again, but the 10 hp Yanmar can’t get into […]
20th February 2014
Currently bobbing around at 30.49S 169.49E. We ran the small engine for the night as there was no wind, Guppy can’t quiet get to 4kn though […]
19th February 2014
We had a one hour squall in which we where able to sail the right course line, which was great but most of the time it’s […]
18th February 2014
Well, after a very enjoyable day on Norfolk we are out at sea again. So we are all cleared in and out of Norfolk island, with […]
17th February 2014
We just anchored in Cascade bay, a little rolly but really not as bad as I thought it might be, so quiet happy with that. We […]
16th February 2014
Still 45 miles to go, we will most likely arrive tonight. All is well here, wind and seas are just beautiful and Guppy is doing around […]
15th February 2014
We got some wind and are making good progress after some calms before yesterday. Still the seas are nice and calm. We didn’t even have the […]
12th February 2014
As you can see on the pictures we have let Guppy out again. Going to the Hen and Chickens which is a group of islands just […]
13th January 2014
First of all, I wish everyone a very happy 2014!! As life kept me busy with exiting things, I didn’t get the chance to write much […]
12th January 2014
29th November 2013
28th November 2013
So lets see where I was at,… yes that’s right – I arrived back home on Guppy about a month ago and it didn’t take long […]
25th October 2013
24th October 2013
I’m standing at the airport surrounded by my family who all drove to Amsterdam to say goodbye to me. Saying goodbye is never great fun, but […]
18th October 2013
German radio interview: http://www.radiobremen.de/mediathek/index.html?id=93095 For the dutch speaking fans. http://www.een.be/programmas/cafe-corsari/zeil-je-voor-het-eerst Many more video,s in German Dutch and Englisch: http://www.lauradekker.nl/Basis.aspx?Tid=2&Lid=15&Lit=VIEW&Hmi=5018&Smi=5018&STIJL=1
27th September 2013
Last presentation in Germany on 6th of oktober just before starting my presentation in Hamburg yesterday, I worried about how I would manage to do it […]
23rd September 2013
Life in Europe has been busy, and tough in many ways. It is more difficult then aspected for me to come back into a rushed society […]
22nd September 2013
15th August 2013
We had five marvelous days on Sweet Robin, the Jeanneau we borrowed from new made friends in Phuket. After checking everything on the boat and doing […]
21st July 2013
We arrived in Phuket, Thailand safely – after an unexpected layover in Singapore. We had booked the 8 o’clock morning flight from Singapore to Phuket, which […]
9th July 2013
Just realized that my last blog is already a while ago and so many exciting things have been happening since. I was back on Guppy for […]
17th June 2013
The past three weeks I’ve been in Morocco for a Dutch tv game programme wich will be on television from August. For a change it had […]
21st May 2013
I’m very proud to announce that my book ‘A girl a dream’ will be published tomorrow, sadly only in Dutch so far. ‘A girl a dream’ […]
10th May 2013
On the way from Auckland, the rain started pounding against the windscreen. ‘Welcome back to Whangarei,’ I thought while driving on familiar roads again. The weather […]
2nd May 2013
We spent a whole day cleaning and repacking ‘Joy’. We washed, cleaned, and made a For Sale sign for ‘Marta,” my girlfriend’s car which we left […]
18th April 2013
Well I haven’t been writing much, but a lot happened since the last blog. I’m back in civilization again, after spending a while traveling in places […]
24th March 2013
Life’s been quite adventure’s since the last update. I decided to go traveling a bit and explore New Zealand on wheels. So once the Fanworm problem […]
7th March 2013
Because of the Fanworm feeling a bit to well on Guppy’s hull I had to take the boat out of the water, which I could only […]
26th February 2013
My life continues to be really exiting and very busy! In the past week I have taken Guppy out two times to the Poor Knights, flown […]
16th February 2013
15th February 2013
It’s been quite a while since my last blog. Even though I don’t travel as much as I used to, there’s still so much happening and […]
24th January 2013
20th January 2013
After a week on the farm, poor Guppy wanted to see me again. After all, I had only spent one day with her after the trip […]
12th January 2013
The delivery trip on Akatea back to Auckland from Hobart was really good. We left a day later than planned because Akatea hit something during the […]
4th January 2013
1st January 2013
To everyone, the very best wishes for 2013! This New Year’s was a bit different from last year. I did spend it on a yacht again, […]
21st December 2012
I’ve spent more than fifty hours on airplanes over the last few weeks, not even including time in airports. It feels great to finally be back […]
14th December 2012
Germany Film: Film: Menschen Bilder Emotionen 2012 Introduced 1:53 to 3:40. The interview starts at 25:04. Tokio TV Interview
9th December 2012
I’ve been traveling all over the world again, but this time by plane, leaving Guppy on her own at the Maritime Museum where she will be […]
8th December 2012
27th November 2012
We got in first in the classic yacht race in Auckland, Sailing on the beautifully restored Waitangi. First place! http://classicyacht.org.nz/sites/default/files/Round_the_Buoys_Results.pdf
26th November 2012
Living on Guppy in the Maritime Museum has been great. It can be a bit rolly at times with the passing ferries, and noisy on the […]
13th November 2012
Since yesterday, Guppy and I have been moored at the Maritime Museum in Auckland. There is a little swell here in the harbor which is not […]
4th November 2012
Exciting news! I am moving to Auckland next week. Guppy will have a great berth right in the middle of the city at the Maritime Museum, […]
23rd October 2012
I am finally back on my beloved Guppy, after more than one month away from her. The Coastal Classic turned out to be a good sailing […]
16th October 2012
I have arrived safely back in Auckland after a great time in New York. One big highlight of the last two weeks in the states was […]
2nd October 2012
I’m still enjoying New York a lot. I don’t think I could ever live in a big city like this, but for a visit it’s a […]
24th September 2012
22nd September 2012
New York is amazing. We arrived after traveling for 28 hours, so needed a good rest before going out to explore this amazing city. We went […]
14th September 2012
My time in Whangarei has been really busy so far. The first couple days, media and people kept walking up the dock to Guppy, which didn’t […]
12th September 2012
7th September 2012
I have really been enjoying the past few days in Whangarei. I’ve mainly been busy sorting out things like getting my driver’s license and doing media […]
4th September 2012
The Whangarei heads laying ahead mysteriously. Pumice floating all around us. Great sailing! Living at an angle 😉 Town basin marina, very muddy because of the […]
3rd September 2012
Yesterday as I came in there was a boat with cameras aboard filming my entrance into Whangarei and then some media, all really nice people. As […]
2nd September 2012
Yesterday was another interesting day, sailing close hauled at 25-30 knots of wind, I heard a loud flapping in the afternoon. The top of Guppy’s mainsail […]
30th August 2012
It was a pretty rough night. The winds turned around to west south west, blowing at about 25 knots. We are beating against waves and wind […]
29th August 2012
We had a pretty slow night, only doing 100 miles in the last 24 hours.The depression seems to be slowly falling apart so it looks like […]
27th August 2012
At the moment, we are doing a good 7 knots and the clouds have takentheir darkness elsewhere, leaving us with a beautiful blue sky and awarm […]
25th August 2012
Yesterday I thought we were going to have good winds and then it dropped back down entirely, so I ran the engine for a few hours. […]
23rd August 2012
Winds have been pretty variable yesterday and today. One moment we’llbe doing 5 knots and then other moments just 2 knots. Over the lastfew hours, it […]
21st August 2012
We’re still making good progress but the wind dropped down last nightand Guppy has been doing 3 knots ever since. The temperature is slowlydropping and last […]
19th August 2012
We have sailed close hauled for a while, but now the wind is turningback south again and we are making pretty good progress. Last night acouple […]
17th August 2012
We don’t have much wind but it is a beautiful sunny day with very fewwaves, which made it possible to cook a nice meal, play some […]
16th August 2012
We had good winds yesterday. Last night the wind dropped down, about halfway through the night. Tranquility,the 52-footer, left two days ago also but is taking […]
14th August 2012
The wind dropped down after we hada good sail to start. Hopefully it will be back soon. Bruno is alittle sick. I don’t know if it’s […]
12th August 2012
We left Tahiti at noon today after getting our last fresh food and saying goodbye to some friends we made in the three weeks we have […]
11th August 2012
I’ve been waiting for good waves to surf but since there weren’t any last couple days this was the first test of my new surfboard.
10th August 2012
We are back in Tahiti after a rough ride against the wind coming backfrom Moorea. It was a fun trip despite the conditions. Jillian had herfirst […]
7th August 2012
6th August 2012
My friend Jillian surprised me with a visit for a whole week. So wedecided to sail to Moorea, which is where we are now. We are […]
3rd August 2012
We’re still anchored in front of Marina Taina. The last few days Ihaven’t been surfing as much but I did fix a broken surfboard, whichnow I […]
31st July 2012
29th July 2012
Still enjoying Tahiti, and I really love the surfing. Tonight there’sa party on a boat I met last year. It’s the grey catamaran I partiedwith in […]
28th July 2012
Photo’s from the circus artist on their boat which is also a Jeanneau Gin Fizz in Marina Taina last friday.
27th July 2012
We have moved over to Marina Taina on the west side of Tahiti. Guppyis now anchored on almost the same spot as last year. It’s nice […]
24th July 2012
Right now I’m in Papeete and ran into friends from Wet Lady as I waswalking around the city. I’m really enjoying myself on this beautiful island. […]
22nd July 2012
Everything is really nice here in Tahiti. The welcome given by theYacht Club of Arue and the Tourism Board was amazing, with a lot offlowers, locals […]
19th July 2012
Welcome ceremony in Tahiti Me and Kiwi 🙂 Stormy weather in Rangiroa The pass in Rangiroa Rangiroa The island of Tahuatu The locals love music On […]
18th July 2012
We arrived in Tahiti this afternoon. We had a nice trip down withreally good winds. I even took out the reef from the main in themiddle […]
17th July 2012
After all the bad weather cleared, we finally departed Rangiroa thismorning, back through the Tiputa pass where we came in. It’s great tofinally be headed for […]
16th July 2012
Guppy is still rocking behind her anchor, although it looks like theworst of the weather has passed. I’m thinking about leaving tomorrowmorning. Last night the wind […]
13th July 2012
So we are still in Rangiroa. After a couple sunny days and a nice timesnorkeling in waters as clear as glass, we are now waiting for […]