Laura Dekker

Laura Dekker is a Dutch sailor. In 2009, she announced her plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe singlehanded. A Dutch court stepped in, due to the objections of the local authorities, and prevented Dekker from departing while under shared custody of both her parents. In July 2010, a Dutch family court ended this custody arrangement, and the record breaking attempt finally began onAugust 2010. Dekker successfully completed the solo circumnavigation in an 11.5metre twomasted ketch, arriving in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, onJanuary 2012, at the age of 16.

Dekker was born in the city of Whangarei, New Zealand, during a sevenyear sailing trip by her parents. Her father, Dick Dekker, is Dutch and her mother, Babs Mller, is German. Dekker has Dutch, German, and New Zealand citizenship. Her parents divorced in 2002. She lived with her father after the separation of her parents, and her younger sister Kim went to live with her mother.

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