Solo Sailor Laura Dekker Returns to St Martin, SXM, completing her circumnavigation!

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

I admire laura more than words can say. As a old person you are my main role model and inspiration all children should be told your story.

[@carment1000]

God bless you Laura, you really are amazing! Courage, faith and believing in yourself and the angels surrounded you on this incredible journey.

[@LIVdaBrand]

This is so cool. It's amazing when one person can unify the people

[@brianmowers2393]

Just watched her whole documentary (MaidenTrip) on Netflix last night...absolutely remarkable story!! It took her 10 months of battling the Dutch government just to convince them to let her go. Initially, they were going to take custody from her father because they thought both she and her dad were insane! When they finally said yes, she left out immediately from Europe via the Gibraltar Straits and solo'ed to St. Maarten, so her journey actually started quite a bit earlier. I had remembered seeing this video of her return a few months ago and had to find it and watch it again. I'm so glad I did...this time it gave me goose bumps! Unfortunately, the documentary didn't do justice to this part of her adventure the way this short video did. Thanks, Rick, for sharing!!

[@SailingSophisticatedLady]

Brian Mowers Yes, it was amazing what she had to go through just to even start the trip! Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching! :)

[@Kasino80]

I think that's the whole point of the ending. She really didn't want that kind of attention. All that was for the benefit of everybody else.

[@wohau]

Congratulation Laura for your circumnavigation! I followed you on Facebook since Panama :-) And thanx cstaguy for the video!

[@hollandmeester347]

Best prepared see travel journey ever!! They should made a doc about how they (Laura's father) prepared the ship. Laura must be Dutch right??

[@dickhavorn7637]

She is back with her new big Guppy right now! Anchored at Simpson bay

[@CombatDoc54]

Reading her book right now.

[@therealpomme]

i just ordered it!

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

great video guys

[@Александр-ы8т6ф]

Восхитительная девочка!!! Ах-Ах-Ах!!!

[@californiakayaker]

She's just put out a series. I'm watching it now. Its at part 6 as of now. Here is part one : Begins in Gibraltar, sails to st martin, keeps going , through the panama canal, across the pacific, then to Durbin across the Indian ocean, passes africa and back to st martin. Actually a pretty fast sail. Here's where she starts in Gibraltar. I'm up to part 6, I can't believe I'll be watching for the part from Africa to St Martin , part 7 ! Here is part 1 , Gibraltar to St martin.... Look at her map if your confused... kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4LVpKp7pNdmm7s

[@ljubovdavydova4496]

Встречают Владычицу Морскую!!!)

[@mastershift18]

😭❤️❤️❤️

[@weddinganejakopp]

Why does she have the australian flag on her boat? She is a dutch girl!

[@YaniT991]

It's a New Zealand flag. She was born on a yacht in New Zealand.

[@booksRAwesome92]

In the documentary, she said she doesn't consider Holland her home anymore and since she was born in New Zealand (on a boat) and was raised there for a few years she considers New Zealand her home. Hence, the New Zealand flag

[@MikeQuinnEnto]

+weddinganejakopp her mother is german, her father is dutch, she is also a new zealand citizen...

[@Cacheola]

watch the movie

[@catherinecarpenter5297]

Her husband is from NZ and now makes that her home.

[@woghole2360]

Defying the Dutch flag flying the New Zealand Flag telling Dutch authorities to go shove it. Guess where she sailed to next New Zealand and this is where she lives today.

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

Woghole i think she returned to the netherlands by now mate...her boyfriend is dutch and they have a child now. You can't deny your roots forever.

[@bartbakker742]

@@donaldvanvliet9039 her husband is german. and her roots are new zealand. thats where she's born.

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

@@bartbakker742 who cares where she was born if she only stayed there for 5 minutes? Her family returned to holland, where she was raised. After her solotrip she went back to nz for a few years and married a german. Then she divorced her german husband, returned to holland, had a kid with a dutch guy with whom she today operates a business. The whole ‘i hate holland’-thing was a childish fase that she left behind her...time for you to do the same.

[@jimquantic]

So much praise, but riddle me this: in my area, the first rule of boating is "don't boat alone" and it is also illegal, against the regulations and I must say--that regulation is a real good idea, as boating alone is irresponsible and totally unsafe, not just to you, the sailor, but to other boaters. An example? OK, not that it will matter to the adoring crowds here. "a lookout must be posted at all time". How can you do that when you are below decks, sleeping? But here I see tons of praise. Hey, let's do this: lets now find a .....13 year old girl, she can defy the rules and so forth, I know, let's do it next time with NO LIGHTS. Illegal? Hey, who cares, as long as she is fulfilled, as long as we can find a Daddy who thinks it's great, and the rule breakers (otherwise known as officials) and off she can go, sweet thing anyway. We'll all open the bubbly if she pulls it off. And if someone, or her, dies? No worries mate.

[@svenlima]

+Jmichael Isbell If it was forbidden to endanger yourself, many things people do would be forbidden: smoking, driving a motorbike, mountain climbing, parashuting, diving, giving birth ... etc etc.

[@oceandrew]

+Jmichael Isbell your argument is rubbish from the start. There is no rule against solo sailing or boating. Ever heard of Vendee Globe? A solo sailing race around the world that takes place every year. You may have strong opinions about letting a young girl go off on her own like that and that's okay... it's just your feelings. Please do not confuse what you feel with rules everyone must follow.

[@davidbasset7557]

- dutch judge

[@BlueSky_BlueSky]

When sailing, she woke up every hour or so to check the sea, the surroundings and the sails. There is plenty of documentation out there about this trip, study them and revisit your initial judgement. This lady was very responsible - her loving father would have not permitted it otherwise.

[@nessuno1948]

Eh, le donne sono molto più avanti di noi uomini che, per paura, le releghiamo a ruoli secondari (se va bene) - women are far ahead of us so we corner them to secondary roles, if not worse

[@woghole2360]

Laura Dekker is the youngest to sail around the world with stop's. Jessica Watson is the youngest to sail around the world non stop/without stop's.

[@kemaldjakman183]

I see that almost every time there is a youtube video about Laura Dekker achievement, there is a comment from this Woghole guy/girl with exactly the same text as above. What's up?!

[@echever7424]

@@kemaldjakman183 Jessica did a round trip, but she didn't cross the equator, she sailed the south seas, travelling less than necessary to be considered a round of the globe travel. Anyway, what these 2 young ladies did is absolutely amazing.