14-year-old Laura Dekker sets sail!
 

Laura is expecting to set sail at Saturday, august 21, 2010. After a great sail from The Netherlands to Portimao, Portugal, she is doing her last preparations. I wish her fair winds and a save trip home.

Fair winds, Laura. Safe home.

sooooo lucky. I'd trade places with her in a heartbeat!

Go Girl!

Be careful Laura.

Safe trip.marc

I wish her fair winds and a good voyage but still can't understand why anyone would want to non-stop circumnavigate. We have gotten spoiled by the food in the port towns we've sailed to. :o)

Fair winds and stay safe.............

Please note that Laura isn't planning a non-stop circumnavigation, nor is she planning a southern ocean route. Her route is a Panama-canal/Red Sea/Mediterranean route IIRC, and spaced out over almost two years.

I wish her luck but would point out that some of the worst pirate infested waters are along her route and that caution should be taken to avoid incident.

She is seriously going to come down the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden??
ummmm ok Wow.