[Oztrich Boy]

Heading for the Red Sea and she ends up in South Africa? Not much of a sense of direction.

OK Seriously, doing the 6000 miles long jump across the Indian in 47 days, she's been looking an impressive sailor.

Her blog http://www.lauradekker.nl/English/News.html

I Cleared Customs without problems, but the Customs' official almost fainted when I told him that I had sailed non-stop and single-handed from Darwin. He would not believe me so I show him my website, after which muttering to himself, he rubber stamped my boat's papers

A lot of people will be doing that

Now, all she has to do is wave to Van Der Decken as she passes him rounding the Cape, up the Atlantic to Gibraltar - How hard can it be?

[Artcore]

You know, I hate to be a wet blanket, but what is so praise worthy about kids putting their lives, and the lives of others at risk?

[cricket]

How hard can it be?

LOL. . .being a 'risk averse' idividual; am confounded by this story; and thought the plug was pulled last yeaar on this. That her parents did not at least say; 'wait until your twenty-one'. . .or better; at least 'forty-one' - older - (yeah, yeah; no 'record breaking in tha);

...or most thoughtful; in light of 'piracy'/terrorism; not at all.

[EagleUSA]

Good job. Truly a great experience for a young person, and a good lesson for an aspiring sailor. Most adults would not have the courage or wherewith all to accomplish this.

[Waywardson]

Huge Fan. Been following since the nanny staters shut her down a few years back. Go girl !

[Jack Hammer]

Absolutely astounding, no matter how you slice it.