They were by no means wealthy and for those of you who keep saying that you should watch the documentary and become educated.Actually she worked and paid for her own boat at the age of ten while the rest of us were playing video games or hanging at the mall.What an inspiring and beautiful young women.
***** She actually said she "doesn't like" sponsors. She still had sponsors. Watch the documentary about her, she's clearly sponsored. That's not what gave her the willpower to circumnavigate the globe, though.
I have watched the doc. And it's clear that while she had some sponsorship, she had *very little*. Think about it -- if she were strongly sponsored, why would she have left on this voyage with only her dad watching? How many stops did she make without any fanfare? It wasn't until she completed 'the record' that anyone seemed to notice. So use your brains and figure it out...
"Actually she worked and paid for her own boat at the age of ten" Hate to burst your bubble, but what kind of work can a 10yo in Europe (work protection laws) do where she would earn enough to buy anything more expensive than a 1:200 model-kit for a boat!? Doesn't make sense, there must have been another money source. I do not mean to bash what she did, I admire what she did. But pretending she did it on her own, earning the boat, is nonsense.
The list of people i find inspiring isn't very large, but my goodness does she rank highly on it. Laura Dekker, if you see this, know that you single handedly motivated me to finally pursue my dreams!
Laura is an amazing young lady. You know when you have it in you to accomplish what everyone else says you can't. I hope other young people will be inspired by her courage, intelligence, and fortitude. An excellent role model for the 21st century.
+weetikhet12344 Not to mention she had to take part time jobs (cleaned shops/brought newspapers around), sailed everyday of summer around Holland, and learned how to navigate MANUALLY. Yes, they have money to buy a small boat and a wrecked one. They had money for food and travels for her stops. But she looked for sponsors. She asked for help, from her dad, from other people. It was her own initiative that paved the way to achieve her dreams. :/ Sheesh, people and their justification for their lack of determination to pursue theirs.... smh
+weetikhet12344 Even if she was from a wealthy family, "spoiled" seems like a very poor description. If she woke up tired, she couldn't go back to bed and have someone else steer the ship for her. If there was something in need of repair, noone was gonna do it for her. If she woke up and freaked out about how she's hundreds of miles from civilization, there was noone to talk to. That ship wasn't gonna go where she needed it to unless she made it go there. "Spoiled" refers to someone who is given what they need. This girl is self-reliant to the max, which is the opposite of that.
If that's not inspiring, bloody hell I don't know what is!!!!!!!!!! She honestly sparked something special inside of me! I myself totally find refuge in nature and solitude, and in EXTREME challenges, testing my absolute limitlessnes, and trying to achieve the impossible, that is what keeps me sane and my spirit alive!!! so to have finally found someone I can relate and call a hero is actually liberating for me! I get bored and disheartened by how much people limit themselves and lack courage and confidence in themselves, qualities I value, yet I see shine so vividly through this gorgeous young woman! You go girl! Would love to read her book one day :)
i just love Laura, she is so genuine and unique. Her documentary made me cry with joy given how she tackled her dream with such confidence and bravery. A wonderful human, i just want to hug her. :D
I'm watching 'Maidentrip' and am in awe of this girl. How I have never knew of her until browsing 'Netflix' tonight I'll never know. What an inspiring human being.
I 28 and i am a sailor. A navigator. My longest sailing yet is 49 days. And i was was on a 200m vessel with 23 other sailors. 45 days on a 40m sailing boat a girl of age 16 all alone? God this is an amazing girl.
Well done! Bravo! So young and so wise! It`s inspiring to know there are persons like this young lady in the world. Laura keep travelling, learning and transmitting your message of what are the real important things in life, and don`t change your mind! Wish you the best! Congrats to her parents for her education too. They put her wings.
Very inspirational!! I've only just saw the movie yesterday night on Netflix but it was so real and down to earth, it's amazing! Congratulations to you and please stay as natural as you are! I know that you had to be very strong, even stronger as 'Guppy'! :)
I watched the documentary before watching this video... I really enjoyed the documentary, and of course, this video. The disagreement you had with the producer in the documentary was just part of the journey. Anyone having achieved anything in life knows there are ups and downs. Given the challenges you faced, points of frustration are understandable and with practice we all improve in dealing with frustration. Bravo! I think you're a very inspirational person. Way to go Laura! I look forward to seeing what else you do in your life.
congratulations , i remember buying ah newspaper in the caribbean couple years ago and reading the article about this young girl from st. martin who just completed this around the world voyage, amazing, your ah real life super hero
Seems obvious from the negative comments that the authors did not watch the documentary or learn the whole story. Focused and inspiring young lady who has achieved a considerable accomplishment.
I admire your spirit, you really get it! :) i love sailing and have also been working on merchandise vessels around the world, but that is most work for me, but you sail around the world all by yourself :) you are inspiering ..
Dear Laura Dekker! I do wonder what you are doing these days, my Dear! What did your life brought to you and when is the TV Channel TED doing a wonderfull update to your biography for all of us! Wishing you so well!
This is a great story. After watching her movie, Maiden Trip, I'm thinking she was very fortunate regarding weather issues. But still this is a great accomplishment.
I thought the same thing; she seemed to only have bad weather issues a few times, which is truly blessed. No major rogue waves, etc. Yet, for someone so deeply connected to nature, there was never any talk of spirituality or religion-which I find odd. Maybe it got edited out, don't know. But anywho, read her book first, loaned to me fr a fellow sailor & ocean lover. It was a great story; so was pleased to find/watch her docum. on Netflix. Was great. What's up w all the downers & negativity-all this stuff commented on her? Guess people just wanna vent. Amazing story fr so young...aloha ;-)
Amber Thompson I saw somewhere that she wasn't that happy with the movie. She felt that it didn't show her actually working the boat that much. I would have liked to have seen more of that myself. But it was interesting to see her ashore in various places. In the end the editor of the movie has time constraints and must make some decisions. I'm amazed at the malcontents that belittle this adventure. Clearly, her family was not that well off. They live on boats, not in homes. The boat she sailed was found in a used boat yard and was in very bad shape. They got it cheap. Her father, though a boat builder, did not have his own business. He worked for others. He did a good job of getting that boat ready for the trip. I would have been afraid to trust my daughter's life to such a craft. I 'd want it to be state of the art. Even so, the boat was still in use after the difficult trip. A 38-foot ketch is hardly a yacht. Sleep probably involved a foam rubber mattress on wooden slats. Living on a sailboat is anything but luxurious.
Amber Thompson "there was never any talk of spirituality or religion-which I find odd" There was plenty of spirituality, depending on how you define that word. As you said, she had a deep connection with nature. She cried tears of joy as dolphins swam with her boat. She was able to learn who she was without the barriers of society or her well meaning friends and family; This connection with herself is no small feat considering that many of us still have doubts and insecurities regarding our purpose.-- If by religion, you are referring to a structured belief system, I don't think that would go over too well for such an open-minded free spirit, such as this amazing young woman.
I'd love to get my Son in her Teen Sailing School. I heard she and her now Husband Started. Does anyone have information in it? I remember her on the news way back. Her story is amazing. If ever in New York. I'd love to shake her hand. Brave young Woman!!
Dear Richard, Thank you for your nice comment, we have indeed started and will leave for an Atlantic Roundtrip in November. For more information you can visit our website: lauradekkerworldsailingfoundation.com/voyages/atlantic-rountrip/
"reclamantulhace Does she ever care about any comments posted in here? She is just living her life, living her dream to the full, while the rest of us are living in the virtual space. So bring it on people of the imaginary, navigating safely on board of your computers. pfff..." Dude thank you so much you woke me up. You slaped me back to reality. Wtf am I doing? Thanks
Does she ever care about any comments posted in here? She is just living her life, living her dream to the full, while the rest of us are living in the virtual space. So bring it on people of the imaginary, navigating safely on board of your computers. pfff...
In the meantime saw the documentary, and yes, if you could stay with no attachment...well, I guess that's it. No hope, no fear...the highest achievement.
Hi Liam, I did all sorts of odd jobs, cleaning in shops, washing boats, performing acts on my unicycle in town and generally helping out anywhere I could on the shipyard where we lived. I have to admit that as a child not having to pay tax or living costs obviously helps to save up something, but most importantly was probably my drive to do the work and therefore not spending any of it on candy, toys or other things that wouldn't bring me closer to my goal.
Nicole Ball That's odd. Then you must have missed the part about Laura being born on a yacht in New Zealand. Her Dad was a boat builder, which can be lucrative. The family moved to the Netherlands and lived both on yachts and in a nice home. They had enough money to pay lawyers to prevent Laura from being apprehended by Dutch Child Welfare when she planned her solo trip. Laura had money to fly to Sint Maarten in the Caribbean for a week before her trip. The yacht Laura sailed around the world in was filled with a lot of expensive equipment. Her parents had enough money to fly to meet her at several locations around the world. Sorry, but to most people in the world this is not considered "struggling".
she's not Dutch actually. She was born on a boat in New Zealand and at the age of 5 started to live in Holland. But in her movie she said that she doesn't feel Dutch, besides that she speaks the language.
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They were by no means wealthy and for those of you who keep saying that you should watch the documentary and become educated.Actually she worked and paid for her own boat at the age of ten while the rest of us were playing video games or hanging at the mall.What an inspiring and beautiful young women.
Vincent Cummings It does. She got sponsors.
*****
She actually said she "doesn't like" sponsors. She still had sponsors.
Watch the documentary about her, she's clearly sponsored.
That's not what gave her the willpower to circumnavigate the globe, though.
I have watched the doc. And it's clear that while she had some sponsorship, she had *very little*. Think about it -- if she were strongly sponsored, why would she have left on this voyage with only her dad watching? How many stops did she make without any fanfare? It wasn't until she completed 'the record' that anyone seemed to notice. So use your brains and figure it out...
"Actually she worked and paid for her own boat at the age of ten"
Hate to burst your bubble, but what kind of work can a 10yo in Europe (work protection laws) do where she would earn enough to buy anything more expensive than a 1:200 model-kit for a boat!?
Doesn't make sense, there must have been another money source.
I do not mean to bash what she did, I admire what she did.
But pretending she did it on her own, earning the boat, is nonsense.
santosc91 they. Dutch. My. Friend. Masters of. Self in powermany
Mad respect for this young lady.
Brian P Hey Brian....I'm in Jacksonville FL....let me know when you are coming down so you can say that to my face ok? AT least be a man about it.
David Hutchinson Well said.
+Brian P Slightly troubling response.... you need help.
it means nothing
@@davidhutchinson3627 Lol
The list of people i find inspiring isn't very large, but my goodness does she rank highly on it. Laura Dekker, if you see this, know that you single handedly motivated me to finally pursue my dreams!
Sverd Torden I hope you accomplished your dreams.
I just watched the full film on Netflix brilliant achievement, well done Laura.
Me too, I'm totally amazed!
me. amazing girl!
This film is great, this girl is great. :)
What’s the film called?
Laura is an amazing young lady. You know when you have it in you to accomplish what everyone else says you can't. I hope other young people will be inspired by her courage, intelligence, and fortitude. An excellent role model for the 21st century.
Laura you are such an inspiration and i am 55 years old.
Your simply amazing person xxx
She is the embodiment of being a free spirit! My respect for her went up a few notches when she said she did not have sponsors!
this badass girl with 15 years achieve more things than some people at their 60's.
+weetikhet12344 Not to mention she had to take part time jobs (cleaned shops/brought newspapers around), sailed everyday of summer around Holland, and learned how to navigate MANUALLY.
Yes, they have money to buy a small boat and a wrecked one. They had money for food and travels for her stops. But she looked for sponsors. She asked for help, from her dad, from other people. It was her own initiative that paved the way to achieve her dreams. :/
Sheesh, people and their justification for their lack of determination to pursue theirs.... smh
+weetikhet12344 Even if she was from a wealthy family, "spoiled" seems like a very poor description.
If she woke up tired, she couldn't go back to bed and have someone else steer the ship for her. If there was something in need of repair, noone was gonna do it for her. If she woke up and freaked out about how she's hundreds of miles from civilization, there was noone to talk to. That ship wasn't gonna go where she needed it to unless she made it go there. "Spoiled" refers to someone who is given what they need. This girl is self-reliant to the max, which is the opposite of that.
Girl... Your energy could melt the sun. Bless you
I love this young woman...she is awesome & inspiring!
I could have never done what she did! Such a brave girl.. such an inspiration!
Laura, you are beyond any words of praise!
If that's not inspiring, bloody hell I don't know what is!!!!!!!!!! She honestly sparked something special inside of me! I myself totally find refuge in nature and solitude, and in EXTREME challenges, testing my absolute limitlessnes, and trying to achieve the impossible, that is what keeps me sane and my spirit alive!!! so to have finally found someone I can relate and call a hero is actually liberating for me! I get bored and disheartened by how much people limit themselves and lack courage and confidence in themselves, qualities I value, yet I see shine so vividly through this gorgeous young woman! You go girl! Would love to read her book one day :)
Such an inspiration. I love the documentary and I can't wait to pick up the book.
A wonderful story to share one day with her children and grandchildren. Good for you Laura, what a wonderful journey.........
Watched to documentary, really inspiring! She saw so much more of the world than I ever will probably.
i just love Laura, she is so genuine and unique. Her documentary made me cry with joy given how she tackled her dream with such confidence and bravery. A wonderful human, i just want to hug her. :D
I'm watching 'Maidentrip' and am in awe of this girl. How I have never knew of her until browsing 'Netflix' tonight I'll never know. What an inspiring human being.
I 28 and i am a sailor. A navigator. My longest sailing yet is 49 days. And i was was on a 200m vessel with 23 other sailors. 45 days on a 40m sailing boat a girl of age 16 all alone? God this is an amazing girl.
Well done! Bravo!
So young and so wise!
It`s inspiring to know there are persons like this young lady in the world.
Laura keep travelling, learning and transmitting your message of what are the real important things in life, and don`t change your mind! Wish you the best!
Congrats to her parents for her education too. They put her wings.
Had to watch this in quarantine our teachers told us to. She‘s very inspirational.
If my classmates see this: Hello there.😗 Now leave.😀
Thank you!!
Fantastic, I became a huge fan of this girl, I hope one day be able to do the feat of sailing around the world like her.
Respect for you Laura! I wish l had half of your courage and passion and take a step to see the world as l want too! Much love, l wish you the best!
wow. im so impressed and inspired by this young woman its beyond words. I wish i could meet her, and it would be an honor to sail with her. amazing.
Excellent stuff - well done to Laura! Fabulous achievement...
Very inspirational!!
I've only just saw the movie yesterday night on Netflix but it was so real and down to earth, it's amazing! Congratulations to you and please stay as natural as you are! I know that you had to be very strong, even stronger as 'Guppy'! :)
she is very sweet thank you for visiting our home in hong-kong
I watched the documentary before watching this video... I really enjoyed the documentary, and of course, this video. The disagreement you had with the producer in the documentary was just part of the journey. Anyone having achieved anything in life knows there are ups and downs. Given the challenges you faced, points of frustration are understandable and with practice we all improve in dealing with frustration. Bravo! I think you're a very inspirational person. Way to go Laura! I look forward to seeing what else you do in your life.
thank you so much, Great job, I wish I was out there so much,
Inspiring. She actually longed for the storms because they provided her the winds to keep her boat moving.
congratulations , i remember buying ah newspaper in the caribbean couple years ago and reading the article about this young girl from st. martin who just completed this around the world voyage, amazing, your ah real life super hero
So you feel good about yourself you have been to the Caribbean?
+Fingloi Delos reyes yeah
Nice...
You are so amazing Laura. A true rolemodel for evey youth.
Seems obvious from the negative comments that the authors did not watch the documentary or learn the whole story. Focused and inspiring young lady who has achieved a considerable accomplishment.
👏👏👏👍👍👍 i bow down to this lady. such a strong spirit character and courage.
Dream girl.
I stumbled upon the docu quite awhile back.... good movie
Wow what a wonderful person!
I admire your spirit, you really get it! :) i love sailing and have also been working on merchandise vessels around the world, but that is most work for me, but you sail around the world all by yourself :) you are inspiering ..
Amazing woman what a story. I love this
you are a total legend!! no words!! yeawh!!!!
Toda mi admiración a esta chica! Es un gran ejemplo de valentía, madurez, y muchísimo coraje para ir detrás de su sueño desde tan joven.
Laura!, you are AMAZING!!
she is incredible.
Dear Laura Dekker! I do wonder what you are doing these days, my Dear! What did your life brought to you and when is the TV Channel TED doing a wonderfull update to your biography for all of us! Wishing you so well!
Impressive, I wish I could experience that kind of solitude.
she's amazing!!
Well done ! I salute you !
Love to read your book 💚
Amazing young lady 💚💚💚
Respect to her dad for allowing her fulfil her dreams even though they probably scared him!
man she's inspiring :D
Leuk om je verhaal te horen Laura, rete stoer hoor.
This is a great story. After watching her movie, Maiden Trip, I'm thinking she was very fortunate regarding weather issues. But still this is a great accomplishment.
I thought the same thing; she seemed to only have bad weather issues a few times, which is truly blessed. No major rogue waves, etc. Yet, for someone so deeply connected to nature, there was never any talk of spirituality or religion-which I find odd. Maybe it got edited out, don't know. But anywho, read her book first, loaned to me fr a fellow sailor & ocean lover. It was a great story; so was pleased to find/watch her docum. on Netflix. Was great. What's up w all the downers & negativity-all this stuff commented on her? Guess people just wanna vent. Amazing story fr so young...aloha ;-)
Amber Thompson
I saw somewhere that she wasn't that happy with the movie. She felt that it didn't show her actually working the boat that much. I would have liked to have seen more of that myself. But it was interesting to see her ashore in various places. In the end the editor of the movie has time constraints and must make some decisions.
I'm amazed at the malcontents that belittle this adventure. Clearly, her family was not that well off. They live on boats, not in homes. The boat she sailed was found in a used boat yard and was in very bad shape. They got it cheap. Her father, though a boat builder, did not have his own business. He worked for others. He did a good job of getting that boat ready for the trip. I would have been afraid to trust my daughter's life to such a craft. I 'd want it to be state of the art. Even so, the boat was still in use after the difficult trip.
A 38-foot ketch is hardly a yacht. Sleep probably involved a foam rubber mattress on wooden slats. Living on a sailboat is anything but luxurious.
Amber Thompson "there was never any talk of spirituality or religion-which I find odd"
There was plenty of spirituality, depending on how you define that word. As you said, she had a deep connection with nature. She cried tears of joy as dolphins swam with her boat. She was able to learn who she was without the barriers of society or her well meaning friends and family; This connection with herself is no small feat considering that many of us still have doubts and insecurities regarding our purpose.-- If by religion, you are referring to a structured belief system, I don't think that would go over too well for such an open-minded free spirit, such as this amazing young woman.
Incrível a história dessa garota .corajosa e determinada parabéns Laura
Very inspiring!
her English is excellent!
Amazing! Nice book also!
... Very brave girl ...
Congratulations Laura.
Girls are brave by nature! Yes!
So inspiring!
Way to Go Laura!!!!!
And she did all of it while speaking Dutch!!
I'd love to get my Son in her Teen Sailing School. I heard she and her now Husband Started. Does anyone have information in it? I remember her on the news way back. Her story is amazing. If ever in New York. I'd love to shake her hand. Brave young Woman!!
Dear Richard,
Thank you for your nice comment, we have indeed started and will leave for an Atlantic Roundtrip in November. For more information you can visit our website: lauradekkerworldsailingfoundation.com/voyages/atlantic-rountrip/
@@lauradekkerworldsailing Thank you such much. .Laura . you are a True inspiration.
"reclamantulhace
Does she ever care about any comments posted in here? She is just living her life, living her dream to the full, while the rest of us are living in the virtual space. So bring it on people of the imaginary, navigating safely on board of your computers. pfff..."
Dude thank you so much you woke me up. You slaped me back to reality. Wtf am I doing? Thanks
what an inspirational woman
You go Laura!
Does she ever care about any comments posted in here? She is just living her life, living her dream to the full, while the rest of us are living in the virtual space. So bring it on people of the imaginary, navigating safely on board of your computers. pfff...
Laura sailing with kids :-) Tour of new Guppy; ruclips.net/video/g3XU-SfAjOM/видео.html and test sail; ruclips.net/video/xbCrHf75VbA/видео.html
impressive, u get my respect. have a nice day. GBU
whaaat how! that's incredible
dream girl indeed
I love her
Incredible girl.
a real hero
Respect.
she could totally be an actress. A sailor movie!!
Hoe eigewijs,hoe eigenzinnig,de performance..............
goud!
what can she she do next.. very inspirational
RESPECT
grazie !
Only girls are this crazy and courageous!
how did she survive sailing through artic ocean, antartica, pacific ocean, indian ocean and norway maelstrom?
Bravo
Amazing
Wish I could find a lovely and smart girl like her :)
Laura dekkers bridge
She is sooo cute.. awww..
Respekt Laura..
In the meantime saw the documentary, and yes, if you could stay with no attachment...well, I guess that's it. No hope, no fear...the highest achievement.
What kind of work can you do between the ages of 6-10 that allows you to afford a yacht? I'd like to work their plz.
Hi Liam, I did all sorts of odd jobs, cleaning in shops, washing boats, performing acts on my unicycle in town and generally helping out anywhere I could on the shipyard where we lived. I have to admit that as a child not having to pay tax or living costs obviously helps to save up something, but most importantly was probably my drive to do the work and therefore not spending any of it on candy, toys or other things that wouldn't bring me closer to my goal.
I would live on a boat with laura
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my teacher decided to make this into a homework but now i have 2 assignments to do so im just saying
uffff RESPECT
восхитительная девушка!!!
If you have a dream, and a wealthy father, and really understanding parents, you can achieve anything.
she had no wealthy father...
Nicole Ball Yes she does. Have you seen the film? Do you know anything about the family's background? Clearly not.
I did and I only saw them struggle, boat repairs and such to make money...
Nicole Ball That's odd. Then you must have missed the part about Laura being born on a yacht in New Zealand. Her Dad was a boat builder, which can be lucrative. The family moved to the Netherlands and lived both on yachts and in a nice home. They had enough money to pay lawyers to prevent Laura from being apprehended by Dutch Child Welfare when she planned her solo trip. Laura had money to fly to Sint Maarten in the Caribbean for a week before her trip. The yacht Laura sailed around the world in was filled with a lot of expensive equipment. Her parents had enough money to fly to meet her at several locations around the world. Sorry, but to most people in the world this is not considered "struggling".
nothing in the video i seen looked like rich more like hard working and dedicated to a dream
nice boat!
Wow awsome
wow!!!
this girl has balls
The dutch are so cool
she's not Dutch actually. She was born on a boat in New Zealand and at the age of 5 started to live in Holland. But in her movie she said that she doesn't feel Dutch, besides that she speaks the language.
Sometimes...and annoying...sometimes
I thought it was between two ferns, Zach Galifianakis's show