A Dutch court cleared the way Tuesday for 14-year-old Laura Dekker to embark on a risky attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, an adventure that could begin in the next ...

Laura Dekker, just 13 years old, wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world and Mom and Dad think it’s a great idea. Laura was born in New Zealand while her parents were on a ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Thirteen-year-old Laura Dekker wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and her parents think that's a great idea. But the Dutch Council for Child ...

A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that 14-year-old sailor Laura Dekker can remain in her father's custody after she ran away from home and traveled alone to the Caribbean. The ruling by the Utrecht ...

Yesterday, 16-year old Laura Dekker became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by sailboat when she completed her solo journey which she began a year ago. Dekker had wanted to set sail in ...

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has announced that Laura Dekker, the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe solo, will be the godmother of the cruise line’s newest expedition ship, Hanseatic Inspiration. On ...

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If you’re hibernating in Newport, R.I., and dreaming of the next time you’ll get out on the water, you should head over to Jane Pickens Theater on Feb. 18 to check out MAIDENTRIP, the story of ...

In September, I took my family to Burlington’s Community Sailing Center for a presentation by 24-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker. At age 14, Dekker embarked on a solo two-year sailing trip around ...

The mother of a 13-year-old girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe solo broke her silence Saturday, saying the voyage was too dangerous and her daughter was "not yet grown up ...

A Dutch court placed a 13-year-old girl in temporary custody on Friday, Aug. 28, after her parents insisted on supporting her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Laura ...