Laura Dekker set a steady foot aboard a dock in St. Maarten on Saturday, ending a yearlong voyage ab

Описание: (26 Jan 2012) HEADLINE: Teen ends globe-circling voyage in St. Maarten
CAPTION: Laura Dekker set a steady foot aboard a dock in St. Maarten on Saturday, ending a yearlong voyage aboard a sailboat named "Guppy" that apparently made her the youngest person ever to sail alone around the globe. (Jan. 22)

[Notes:ST. MAARTEN 1/21/12 source: ap]
A YEAR AND A DAY AFTER SAILING OUT OF ST. MAARTEN, 16-YEAR-OLD LAURA DEKKER RETURNED TO THE SAME PORT--AFTER CIRCLING THE GLOBE. IN COMPLETING THE 27-THOUSAND NAUTICAL MILE JOURNEY, DEKKER CLAIMS SHE'S THE YOUNGEST TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE GLOBE.
BUT GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS AND THE WORLD SAILING SPEED RECORD COUNCIL DID NOT VERIFY THE CLAIM. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS NO LONGER RECOGNIZE RECORDS FOR YOUNGEST SAILORS TO DISCOURAGE DANGEROUS ATTEMPTS.
AUTHORITIES IN HER NATIVE NETHERLANDS TRIED TO BLOCK DEKKER'S TRIP--ARGUING IT WAS TOO RISKY.
(SOT: Laura Dekker, solo sailor)
"Of course there were moments where I was like, 'What the hell am I doing out here?' but I never wanted to stop. It's a dream, and I wanted to do it."
DEKKER REPEATEDLY STOPPED IN PORTS DURING HER JOURNEY TO REST, STUDY AND REPAIR HER 38-FOOT SAILBOAT NAMED GUPPY.
ONCE SHE DOCKED, SHE ENJOYED BURGERS WITH HER FAMILY--AND CONTEMPLATED FINISHING SCHOOL
MATT FRIEDMAN. ASSOCIATED PRESS.
APTN STORY NUMBER: 724385

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