Dutch teen sailor to cross the Atlantic today

7:57 PM Wed 1 Dec 2010 GMT

'Laura Dekker and her yacht Guppy - scheduled to cross the Atlantic today' .

Today's the day that Dutch/New Zealander Laura Dekker sets off for her crossing of the Atlantic, surely a momentous day even for this gutsy and experienced fifteen-year-old. For the last couple of weeks she's been anchored in the Cape Verde Islands on the island of Tarrafal, and, like any 'normal' 15-year-old, has had a girlfriend sleeping over. Like all well-informed and prudent cruising sailors, she has been three months on the eastern side of the Atlantic, waiting for the hurricane season to be well and truly over. Her boat, Guppy, is a Gin Fizz Jeanneau, a 38ft ketch, a well ...

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