Teenage Sailor Laura Dekka Has Left The Canary Islands On Her Cicumnavigation
Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekka, who is attempting to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, has resumed her voyage after departing A Canary Island marina.
Writing on her blog Friday, Dekker said she has already sailed 240 nautical miles (276 statute miles) since leaving Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and has 540 nautical miles to go to her next port of call, the Cape Verde islands, off west Africa.
The 15-year-old started her trip from Gibraltar on Aug. 21 in her twin-masted sailboat Guppy and has spent two months in the Canary Islands waiting for the hurricane season to pass.
Strengthening winds are pushing her along at 7.6 knots, she wrote, "so I am making very good progress." She expects to be at sea for a week before seeing the islands.
Dekker's venture stirred an intense debate about whether young people should be allowed to sail the world's oceans alone.
Source Laura Dekka and The Washington Post
Writing on her blog Friday, Dekker said she has already sailed 240 nautical miles (276 statute miles) since leaving Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday and has 540 nautical miles to go to her next port of call, the Cape Verde islands, off west Africa.
The 15-year-old started her trip from Gibraltar on Aug. 21 in her twin-masted sailboat Guppy and has spent two months in the Canary Islands waiting for the hurricane season to pass.
Strengthening winds are pushing her along at 7.6 knots, she wrote, "so I am making very good progress." She expects to be at sea for a week before seeing the islands.
Dekker's venture stirred an intense debate about whether young people should be allowed to sail the world's oceans alone.
Source Laura Dekka and The Washington Post
Labels: canary islands, circumnavigation, guide, laura dekka, marina, marine, spain, teenage, world
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