Adore 3 things about you, (Dame) Laura: the way you were raised (three cheers to your proud parents!), your staying power vis-a-vis the challenges along the route and the triumphant style in which you proved the Dutch bureaucrats so myopically wrong. At my fossile age of 73 I may be closer to the geriatric extreme as a singlehander who is presently stuck at Hiva Oa by the Covid-19, however, that citcumstance in no way hinders my admiration for your achievement!
I have enjoyed your circumnavigation for allmost ten years now and never go tired of watching this. Even more so now when more of the material is relased. Of course is not allways fair winds when you sail that far but your attitude makes it seem like the sun is allways shining... You just make it seem sooo easy! As I watch a lot of youtube sailors it is easy to spot the difference between all these middle aged couples on over equiped yachts, constantly running in to trouble and a sailor in full harmony with her vessel. This in a world where age or physical strength doesnt matter, only your attitude, wit and experience! In this episode you really make a passage seem easy and attractive in the contrast of for instance Adventures of an old Seadog who was struggling for his life on this stretch. I hope you can go on to inspire people for a long time in the future and I will go on to show you example to young people that needs encouraging.
Just getting around to seeing this! Thank you for sharing. Amazing to watch someone single hand a boat like this and on a trip like this. Then you realize the reality that the captain is a 15-16 year old. GREAT job!!!
This trip was nice, can you make videos for sailing like online learning about sail, weather, motor fixing, i would love to learn, congratulations for your nice journey 🥰
I keep watching your videos and continue to be amazed at what you decided to and then lived accomplishing such amazing voyages and experiences - VERY Good on you! Thanks for sharing too! ;-))
Laura I really like your videos. They are amazing! I am impressed by your ability to navigate and your courage! I'm trying to learn a bit .... Thanks for sharing your videos!
it is a little addictive to feel like i am just sliding through the water with the boat. i do not get tired of observing that. and you are quite pleasant in the nature of your discovering attitude towards your experience of it all... @ 20:27 she takes a break from sailing to go sailing. :) these pacific islands are really beautiful.
I know its take a year ago, but its nice to see the video you have been uploaded.. its the first time I’ve watched this video.. more realistic.. proud of you laura decker
It's always been my dream to visit the Galapagos, and I'm finally getting ready to. I'll be sailing from Texas down Florida in the USA down to Panama, then Galapagos, then I'm thinking about going north to Hawaii and finally reaching my destination in the Philippines.
Hello laura. You are so brave unbelievable.Man and women cant speak properly with people,meanwhile,you are doing both sailing and struggle for survival. Thank you for share videos. Thanks to you,I felt that can travel the world
I love the footage with the stills.. it really captures what sailing is all about..job well done Laura.. Guppy was inderdaad een snelle boot die aardig wat zeil kon verdragen..
Hi Laura really enjoyed your adventures well done you, having achieved what i always dreamed of but let the time go buy now too old, i remember you when you came across to Lowestoft my boat was in the next birth and all those burly police officers four guys and a wpc to get this little slip of a girl of her boat, in handcuffs the one officer carrying your guitar, i was about to lock the gates and this bobby said don't lock up lol I really envy you your exploits you have a lot to tell your children, all the best stay safe and keep sailing.
how cool for you to have witnessed that event. five people sent to arrest a 13 year old girl for doing something they could probably never do. AND her guitar! Thanks for Sharing.
I watch many many sailing vlogs, and I must say, you really have a knack for passages. I think your going right from one passage to another ? You wouldn't believe how some of the people complain after a 3 day passage ! I had one of those "heel" wounds when I was younger and remember it 60 years later, it took forever to heal. Doldrums ? 15:48 ?
Solitary passage is so very different than the ones with many aboard, that I have been watching lately. For one thing it's so eerily quiet! I would have thought that after a few days you'd want to talk to someone, so you'd talk to the camera, describing what your were doing, your heading, the trim of your sails, your meals, anything just to talk. Even your radio communications seemed without consequence. You communicated on the clip mainly by typed words. The solitude comes through in the quietness of the video, despite the occasional added sound track. Even the few sounds of people talking once u made land were unintelligible. A very interesting experience in style and contrasts.
Each video is the accumulation of about three months.. she met lots of others most likely in the anchorages and probably had lots of talking and dinners etc etc. I actually prefer this.. because it's more about the sailing and adventure vs anchored and shore life.
I have exactly the same reaction. The lack of a voice over, simple written explanations and long sequences of moving water make these videos a true sailor's record. They really remind me of my sailing days, terribly modest compared with what this wonderful captain has done.
@@awuma Thanks for your comment. Though "voice-over" is one feature for which I agree with you completely, I was mostly talking about the actual vocalizations that one might make while on board, similar to how we all, more or less, occasionally talk to ourselves, which I consider part and parcel of the solitary experience. The quiet was too much for me which I do not think is contradictory to your observations. I felt as though Laura was actively keeping footage of her talking to herself off her episode clips. She might be self conscious as many of us have been trained to stifle solitary talking, although I have no evidence for that. Perhaps she never talks! Or maybe the issue was language choice. Even as a NZer, it's evident her native language is Dutch and is not comfy speaking English. Dutch would restrict viewership, so she decided to go mute. That's why I brought up the opportunities that she showed, of actual talking on the radio that were seemingly deliberately edited to be, completely unintelligible. I've talked to myself on solitary transits without YT or any recording devices, sometimes even arguing a point from both POV's just for fun when bored...which is a frequent hazard on a boat. :)
Hey' Laura heel mooi video's hoor heel trots op je dat je de durf hebt en dat je ook je dromen achterna gaat volgend jaar ga ik naar Belgie verhuizen en wil ik ook beginnen met seilen voorzichtig en hou je goed oke veel plezier
I'm dreaming abut sail around the world. You just done it age 14. awesome. If you are sail through the indian ocean please visit Srilanka. it's nice little island.
Hallo uit Canada 🇨🇦. Om 4:56 is dat geen gratis eiwit? Yum! Kalamari! Dus, je bent zeilen een ketch. Mijn favoriete tuig. Ik heb een H28. Hello from Canada 🇨🇦At 4:56 isn’t that free protein? Yum! Kalamari! So, you are sailing a ketch. My favourite rig. I have an H28.
Wat een mooi eigengereid eigenwijs meisje is dat toch ,, wie doet dit, dat zijn er enkelen.,, en hoe werkt dan zo n autopilot, vastgezet op een bepaalde koers?, etc.m volg ook SV Delos maar zeilen is niet voor mij en mijn zwakke darmen., .
did you ever reconnect with Mike and Deana from R Sea Kat? if so, how did it go? they seemed to be a quality experience for some honest personal sharing.
What did u do about school during this time? Curious because I have a younger child and if I sailed with her she would need to do something I guess as far as school goes.
Hello Nathan, I did home schooling. So I got through the learning curriculum on my own while at sea and connected with teachers online when back on land if I still had questions and to do tests. It worked really well for me and I know it does for many other sailing families :) Fair winds and following seas. Laura
Laura Dekker World Sailing Foundation I know u have heard this before from many however, allow me to echo. You truly are an amazing special kind person. I watched every video yesterday and read about u on the webs. Sorry to hear about ur boat Guppy. I’m sure XL will do nicely with u at the helm. Until the day comes to say hello in person. Take care Laura. Gods blessings are for all.
I don't know anything about sailing, but I'm curious, if she is alone, and on long crossings when does she sleep? Do you stop the boat to sleep or do sailboats follow a course? If so I'd be so worried that I'd wake up and be off course.
Hi Alex, There is many ways to keep a boat on course like Autopilot, windvane or with some boats you could just trim the sails right. I used a windvane, uses no power but only the wind to keep the boat on course. I would sleep one hour max. and then go outside to check for ships, course etc. And yes sometimes the wind would shift 180 degrees and I found I was sailing back ;P
Watch the other videos, somewhere she explained. You can also read how the story went on... Spoiler: well after the circumnavigation, someone shipwrecked the boat.
feastures : I don’t think at this age you have necessary mental strength to take good decisions. I don’t think you know at this age exactly in what kind of psychological stress you expose yourself being in high seas alone.
I believe one of the worst traits of many humans is the incessant need to define everything. As in by defining/labeling things, you somehow feel more comfortable with the world around you. My main love for sailing comes from the fact that there are so few of these annoying humans around me as I learn and discover the undefinable life that will always have mysteries.
Darth Hader: Incessant quest for fame and hounted phantasies can make crazy parents to push their child to the breaking point. In my opinion this is an extreme reckless, an technical attempt to murder this girl. Few years ago some crazy parents pushed their daughter to take a solo passage, yachting around the world. After she doubled Cape Horn and to her good fortune not trying the Strait of Magellan, this young girl finally launched signals of distress, being recovered from south Atlantic high seas. Upon return home she refused to embrace and to speak with her father, that pushed her in this murderous voyage. If I remember correctly that girl was in more or less the same age as this child and maybe is the same girl which I read about it, a couple of years ago. Citation from internet:”The disappearance of many sailors has been blamed on something that doesn't quite seem real: hallucinations, which have even prompted sailors to believe they had reached port and to climb over the railing of their boat”. In solo navigation you can’t sleep more than 20min at the time. In case of storm and I imagine specially at night when you don’t see direction of wind and waves you can collapse easy from exhaustion and so on. The mast can broke, the sails can broke, the engine can broke, the keel can broke, the autopilot can broke. It is an ordeal for a mature person overpowering a mature experienced navigator not to mention a child. C’mon would you send your child to have such experience ?
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Adore 3 things about you, (Dame) Laura: the way you were raised (three cheers to your proud parents!), your staying power vis-a-vis the challenges along the route and the triumphant style in which you proved the Dutch bureaucrats so myopically wrong. At my fossile age of 73 I may be closer to the geriatric extreme as a singlehander who is presently stuck at Hiva Oa by the Covid-19, however, that citcumstance in no way hinders my admiration for your achievement!
muy buenos reportajes. FROM SPAIN. I like very much.
Each time I watch one of your videos It makes me realize how brave & amazing you are & way ahead of your time. God Bless you!
I have enjoyed your circumnavigation for allmost ten years now and never go tired of watching this. Even more so now when more of the material is relased.
Of course is not allways fair winds when you sail that far but your attitude makes it seem like the sun is allways shining...
You just make it seem sooo easy!
As I watch a lot of youtube sailors it is easy to spot the difference between all these middle aged couples on over equiped yachts, constantly running in to trouble and a sailor in full harmony with her vessel.
This in a world where age or physical strength doesnt matter, only your attitude, wit and experience!
In this episode you really make a passage seem easy and attractive in the contrast of for instance Adventures of an old Seadog who was struggling for his life on this stretch.
I hope you can go on to inspire people for a long time in the future and I will go on to show you example to young people that needs encouraging.
Sniffinclose You are so right!!
Just getting around to seeing this! Thank you for sharing. Amazing to watch someone single hand a boat like this and on a trip like this. Then you realize the reality that the captain is a 15-16 year old. GREAT job!!!
You are such an inspiration girl! We love watching your videos. Makes us feel like we can achieve anything!
You are one special kind of human being! Awesome!
Thx again for sharing your adventure! Watching from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 😊🎉
Una chavala con muchos cojones!!.......Grande Laura!!
With people like you the world is a better place awesome thanks for sharing.
wow girl you rockin the boat - absolutely amazing to see you do this. My utmost respect for you!!! Wish you a safe journey!!!!!!
This trip was nice, can you make videos for sailing like online learning about sail, weather, motor fixing, i would love to learn, congratulations for your nice journey 🥰
I keep watching your videos and continue to be amazed at what you decided to and then lived accomplishing such amazing voyages and experiences - VERY Good on you! Thanks for sharing too! ;-))
Laura I really like your videos. They are amazing!
I am impressed by your ability to navigate and your courage! I'm trying to learn a bit ....
Thanks for sharing your videos!
Wonderful trip by a very young wonderful Woman!
it is a little addictive to feel like i am just sliding through the water with the boat. i do not get tired of observing that. and you are quite pleasant in the nature of your discovering attitude towards your experience of it all... @ 20:27 she takes a break from sailing to go sailing. :) these pacific islands are really beautiful.
oops - she takes her sailing brake to go sailing @ 19:23 :)
Yes, I get the same vibs!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I also thought the same. And wondered how the minicat got there.
@@BlueSky_BlueSky It's an inflatable, so should fit comfortably in "Guppy", perhaps in the aft cabin? She has later been involved in its marketing.
Hoe je voor de wind vaart, vind ik echt amazing! geen geklapper, gewoon alle zeilen, dubbele fok op en volle wind... Awesome! Subscribed!
Your my hero. Best sailing channel ever as you are real. You seem to be able to record the waves better then other sailing channels some how.
I know its take a year ago, but its nice to see the video you have been uploaded.. its the first time I’ve watched this video.. more realistic.. proud of you laura decker
Laura, your sailing footage is extraordinary.
I love this girl 😍👏🏼🙏🏼
It's always been my dream to visit the Galapagos, and I'm finally getting ready to. I'll be sailing from Texas down Florida in the USA down to Panama, then Galapagos, then I'm thinking about going north to Hawaii and finally reaching my destination in the Philippines.
It is amazing you're sharing these journals. I'm in love!
-A
How courageous! Salute!
Hello laura.
You are so brave unbelievable.Man and women cant speak properly with people,meanwhile,you are doing both sailing and struggle for survival.
Thank you for share videos.
Thanks to you,I felt that can travel the world
I love the footage with the stills.. it really captures what sailing is all about..job well done Laura.. Guppy was inderdaad een snelle boot die aardig wat zeil kon verdragen..
such a wonderful break from politics and corona virus hype.Thank you for posting the video.
New Zealand is definitely on my list of places to visit when this crisis is over🥴🤪 Thanks for entertaining us ...stay safe👍
Thanks for sharing. I hope you are still enjoying the sea.
Great! 👍🙏
Thanks for sharing ...always find this circumnavigation inspirational. Well done Laura.
Love it! you're amazing!!!!
I love your stories, waiting for more.
Hi Laura really enjoyed your adventures well done you, having achieved what i always dreamed of but let the time go buy now too old, i remember you when you came across to Lowestoft my boat was in the next birth and all those burly police officers four guys and a wpc to get this little slip of a girl of her boat, in handcuffs the one officer carrying your guitar, i was about to lock the gates and this bobby said don't lock up lol I really envy you your exploits you have a lot to tell your children, all the best stay safe and keep sailing.
Good read!!!!!!!!
how cool for you to have witnessed that event. five people sent to arrest a 13 year old girl for doing something they could probably never do. AND her guitar! Thanks for Sharing.
I can‘t believe! Handcuff a 13-year old??? Incredible.
@@BlueSky_BlueSky Maybe the cops figured she'd start her round the world trip sooner and leave them behind?
I watch many many sailing vlogs, and I must say, you really have a knack for passages. I think your going right from one passage to another ? You wouldn't believe how some of the people complain after a 3 day passage ! I had one of those "heel" wounds when I was younger and remember it 60 years later, it took forever to heal. Doldrums ? 15:48 ?
Лаура ты ПРЕКРАСНА!!!Из России с любовью! !!!
Yes we all love you Laura.
Hi laura. Thank you for sharing this video.
Unieke en buitengewone top prestatie! 🙏
Laura Dekker makes me proud to be Dutch. Back in the day I was angry at the bloody government trying to tame this beautiful free soul.
She's speaking Dutch? I didn't know the language. such a smart girl. she speaks perfect English too.
@@leecowell8165 Remember the National flag of Guppy: The Nederlands and in that country they speak dutch. 😀😀 🇳🇱
Solitary passage is so very different than the ones with many aboard, that I have been watching lately. For one thing it's so eerily quiet! I would have thought that after a few days you'd want to talk to someone, so you'd talk to the camera, describing what your were doing, your heading, the trim of your sails, your meals, anything just to talk. Even your radio communications seemed without consequence. You communicated on the clip mainly by typed words. The solitude comes through in the quietness of the video, despite the occasional added sound track. Even the few sounds of people talking once u made land were unintelligible. A very interesting experience in style and contrasts.
Each video is the accumulation of about three months.. she met lots of others most likely in the anchorages and probably had lots of talking and dinners etc etc. I actually prefer this.. because it's more about the sailing and adventure vs anchored and shore life.
I have exactly the same reaction. The lack of a voice over, simple written explanations and long sequences of moving water make these videos a true sailor's record. They really remind me of my sailing days, terribly modest compared with what this wonderful captain has done.
@@awuma Thanks for your comment. Though "voice-over" is one feature for which I agree with you completely, I was mostly talking about the actual vocalizations that one might make while on board, similar to how we all, more or less, occasionally talk to ourselves, which I consider part and parcel of the solitary experience. The quiet was too much for me which I do not think is contradictory to your observations.
I felt as though Laura was actively keeping footage of her talking to herself off her episode clips. She might be self conscious as many of us have been trained to stifle solitary talking, although I have no evidence for that. Perhaps she never talks! Or maybe the issue was language choice. Even as a NZer, it's evident her native language is Dutch and is not comfy speaking English. Dutch would restrict viewership, so she decided to go mute. That's why I brought up the opportunities that she showed, of actual talking on the radio that were seemingly deliberately edited to be, completely unintelligible.
I've talked to myself on solitary transits without YT or any recording devices, sometimes even arguing a point from both POV's just for fun when bored...which is a frequent hazard on a boat. :)
I love the music!
Love your user name!
exelentes tus viajes....muy buenos...saludos desde argentina
Laura you are legend! I have children and I know what they were able to do in your age. To boil an egg maybe? 😁
Very interesting videos. Having read your book it is good to put more images to your story. Fair winds!
Great job with this video, very special footage for many, I'm sure, who have followed your story.
Enjoyed reading your vlog.Hope to buy your book soon
simple and beautiful, simply beautiful
:)
You must be the bravest person I've ever seen. I chickened out sailing my Lido 14 from Long Beach to Catalina, haha.
No one should fault you for that. A 14' is pretty small even for a short passage.
sigo maravillado, Laura, te deseo lo mejor
Love to see Your adventure, I watch it with my 8yrs old son, He said he want to circumnavigate the world like You
Hey' Laura heel mooi video's hoor heel trots op je dat je de durf hebt en dat je ook je dromen achterna gaat volgend jaar ga ik naar Belgie verhuizen en wil ik ook beginnen met seilen voorzichtig en hou je goed oke veel plezier
If I can cross Malaysia and Singapore bridge on foot without jumping out in panic I be proud of myself 😀 she’s so brave
I'm dreaming abut sail around the world. You just done it age 14. awesome. If you are sail through the indian ocean please visit Srilanka. it's nice little island.
Super super super!!!!
Very nice video.
Thanks...
A dream come true. Beautiful.
Ia ora na, the French Polynesia so beautiful
Круто,спасибо!
Laura, you are so fresh and genuine! It's a pleasure to watch your videos, great sailing footage!
More please Much hugs stay safe .....
Super! 👍👍👍
Laura💕
Wow I have not seen Squid on deck before so were they washed on with big waves or did they jump aboard?
Gaaf! Wil ik ook doen met m’n Minicat 🤪
Visited the Galapagos on a 15m. motorboat and the Marquesas and Polynesia with the Statendam.
amazing...
Super!!!! :)
Cool!!!
Love from Sweden ❤️
Laura you’re so amazing you should come St. Maarten!!!!
Agaiinnn I’ll make a bracelet for you
I would love to see interviews with those people who witnessed the voyage.
Hallo uit Canada 🇨🇦. Om 4:56 is dat geen gratis eiwit? Yum! Kalamari! Dus, je bent zeilen een ketch. Mijn favoriete tuig. Ik heb een H28.
Hello from Canada 🇨🇦At 4:56 isn’t that free protein? Yum! Kalamari! So, you are sailing a ketch. My favourite rig. I have an H28.
красиво
You have no time to sleep? How¿ Your so amazing.
Wat een mooi eigengereid eigenwijs meisje is dat toch ,, wie doet dit, dat zijn er enkelen.,, en hoe werkt dan zo n autopilot, vastgezet op een bepaalde koers?, etc.m volg ook SV Delos maar zeilen is niet voor mij en mijn zwakke darmen., .
Sushiiiii!!...love squid.....(squid is what we Coasties/Coast Guardsmen call sailors/NAVY people.....they call us mud sailors)
I love you laura captains turkey haa.
I watched this ages ago and I ant find the original footage I watched. Can it be linked please to me
did you ever reconnect with Mike and Deana from R Sea Kat? if so, how did it go? they seemed to be a quality experience for some honest personal sharing.
Yes, I would like to hear from them, too.
What took you 10 years to post these videos? I wish you would talk a little about your boat and how you prepared.
Its re-posted. These Videos are on RUclips since many years ago ...
What did u do about school during this time? Curious because I have a younger child and if I sailed with her she would need to do something I guess as far as school goes.
Hello Nathan, I did home schooling. So I got through the learning curriculum on my own while at sea and connected with teachers online when back on land if I still had questions and to do tests. It worked really well for me and I know it does for many other sailing families :) Fair winds and following seas. Laura
Laura Dekker World Sailing Foundation I know u have heard this before from many however, allow me to echo. You truly are an amazing special kind person. I watched every video yesterday and read about u on the webs. Sorry to hear about ur boat Guppy. I’m sure XL will do nicely with u at the helm. Until the day comes to say hello in person. Take care Laura. Gods blessings are for all.
I don't know anything about sailing, but I'm curious, if she is alone, and on long crossings when does she sleep? Do you stop the boat to sleep or do sailboats follow a course? If so I'd be so worried that I'd wake up and be off course.
Hi Alex, There is many ways to keep a boat on course like Autopilot, windvane or with some boats you could just trim the sails right. I used a windvane, uses no power but only the wind to keep the boat on course. I would sleep one hour max. and then go outside to check for ships, course etc. And yes sometimes the wind would shift 180 degrees and I found I was sailing back ;P
10 jr geleden nog een keer?
Okay....sail to America and pick me up baby...I'm all packed..
Hi, can you tell me what was average speed of your boat in this video?
She likes to keep up sail more than other cruisers, the boat being suited for that, and she's quite competitive.
What’s the song in 11:12?
What is the boat make??
Watch the other videos, somewhere she explained. You can also read how the story went on... Spoiler: well after the circumnavigation, someone shipwrecked the boat.
Do u ever worry about pirate’ s do u have protection? I love your life🎈🎈🎈💥💥💥
I wish u would hook up with another sailboat and travel together 👍🌈🎈🎈🎈
Biuthiful plays biuthiful you😘
Some people go crazy being alone so long. Did you feel any deep loneliness? Doesn’t seem like you did
Hey! Anyone know what boat this is? Size and all? Thanks! Good winds
It's all here: www.lauradekker.nl/English/About_Guppy.html
I knew it was all a lie, Sailed all alone??? 18:12 She had Casper as her co-pilot. L.O.L.
Soooooo, you are alone sailing from port to port, and then you party on a much larger boat in port????
Yeah, cockroaches also circumnavigate ....
Why this crazy distracting music
Tu as apporté quelques sacs de riz pour les pauvres de ces îles riches, je me pense pas
I’m sorry but don’t think is appropriate to let somebody on age 14 years old or so to navigate alone.
Could you explain why?
feastures : I don’t think at this age you have necessary mental strength to take good decisions. I don’t think you know at this age exactly in what kind of psychological stress you expose yourself being in high seas alone.
I believe one of the worst traits of many humans is the incessant need to define everything. As in by defining/labeling things, you somehow feel more comfortable with the world around you. My main love for sailing comes from the fact that there are so few of these annoying humans around me as I learn and discover the undefinable life that will always have mysteries.
Darth Hader: Incessant quest for fame and hounted phantasies can make crazy parents to push their child to the breaking point. In my opinion this is an extreme reckless, an technical attempt to murder this girl. Few years ago some crazy parents pushed their daughter to take a solo passage, yachting around the world. After she doubled Cape Horn and to her good fortune not trying the Strait of Magellan, this young girl finally launched signals of distress, being recovered from south Atlantic high seas. Upon return home she refused to embrace and to speak with her father, that pushed her in this murderous voyage. If I remember correctly that girl was in more or less the same age as this child and maybe is the same girl which I read about it, a couple of years ago. Citation from internet:”The disappearance of many sailors has been blamed on something that doesn't quite seem real: hallucinations, which have even prompted sailors to believe they had reached port and to climb over the railing of their boat”. In solo navigation you can’t sleep more than 20min at the time. In case of storm and I imagine specially at night when you don’t see direction of wind and waves you can collapse easy from exhaustion and so on. The mast can broke, the sails can broke, the engine can broke, the keel can broke, the autopilot can broke. It is an ordeal for a mature person overpowering a mature experienced navigator not to mention a child. C’mon would you send your child to have such experience ?
this guy is obviously abusing his breathing permit and should practice some self medication by holding his breath for a few months.