Dutch teenager completes world solo-yacht trip
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Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on Jan 22, 2012
A Dutch teenager has completed a year-long solo journey around the world in a sailboat, arriving at the Carribbean island of St Maarten on board her vessel, named "Guppy".
Dozens of people cheered as Laura Dekker, 16, pumped her fist into the air in celebration as she sailed past a drawbridge raised for her arrival at the island's port on Saturday.
Dekker, who says she is the youngest sailor to complete a round-the-world voyage, had set off from the same harbour on January 20, 2011.
Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports.
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@member5738 yes right, appearing in court for sailing solo.....jouw landje is altijd het beste van de werld he ?
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Bullshit, what fool can't sail the world. With a nice boat, it's easy. I have navigated 6000miles and it was pretty easy in the big sea.
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@drrx8 Nailed it on the head.
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Child court?I thought parents were responsible for their children?Must be the other planet I live on.
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@sleeknub it is a record, just not a Guinness record
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Wow! even if I was rich I wouldn't dare to do something like that unless armed with a .50 caliber across the journey.
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Willem de Ruyter would have been very proud of her. A littly dutch girl continues the tradition of the time when the sailing ships of the seven provinces ruled the seas.
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It doesn't matter whether she is rich or not. She did great.
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SHE IS NOT RICH !!!!!!! She's just a regular girl like any other, but doing something unusual.
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Whether she's rich or not this feat is COLD BLOODED!!! :-)
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Rich peoples problems...dont care.
drrx8 1 month ago 20
She's hot!
benjy0511 1 month ago 10