Monday, May 11, 2020

Teen girl sails around the world solo (video)

Laura Dekker at ideacity, 9/15/15; Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly


I didn't stop (Aussie Jessica Watson)
Woghole comments, "Laura Dekker [14] was the youngest person to circumnavigate the world with stops. But Jessica Watson was the youngest person to circumnavigate the world non-stop at 16. A great achievement by both" girls. Congratulations. Now if only we could get the boys of the world to take chances like this, rites of passage to prove their mettle.

Youngest circumnavigator to sail alone around the world

Born on a boat New Zealand-born Dutch Laura Dekker fell in love with sailing at a very young age. In her ideacity talk she discusses her adventures sailing and being the youngest circumnavigator to sail alone around the world with stops.

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