For 14-year-old Dutch sailing alone, not delay the Guinness Book of Records recognized the

August 4, going through many twists and turns, the 14-year-old Dutch girl 勞拉德克爾 compensation can finally own a long-cherished wish sailing round the world sailing. If she succeeded, she would set a minimum age of global sailing record. However, because she was too young, her children's rights organizations have repeatedly been the "obstruction", and even went to court. And for the protection of children, the Guinness Book of Committee on Laura's "great voyage" not authorized.
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August 4, 14-year-old Laura on board docked at the port in southwestern Netherlands, two-masted sailing Dengao Si "ancient than the" number. This petite blonde girl to the media cameras, smiled, and said: "I'm not afraid, I am very happy." Laura's goal is to become a global navigation alone, "the youngest."

Children's rights organizations strive to "block"

However, Laura yacht trip also will not start immediately. She first accompanied his father, Dick, in 3 weeks sailing to Portugal, this is the nature of a test of navigation, mainly to adjust the boat before sailing in the formal performance, excluding technical failures. Laura hopes that her global "Du Gu Tour" set off in four weeks.

Global navigation has not yet begun, but Laura for the realization of that dream has gone through many twists and turns. Until last week, she won court permission to conduct the navigation.

As early as last August, Laura revealed to the media on hope alone to complete the global navigation scheme, she was still only 13 years old. But the news was revealed, the children's rights protection agencies intervene quickly. They pointed out that her age is difficult to ensure her own safety during the world cruise and mental health. Moreover, her studies will be interrupted for a long time.

For these reasons, Laura's parents had been allegations of inadequate guardianship, the court ruled last October, will be handed over to children's rights protection agencies Laura supervision and banned her from June 2010 to leave the Netherlands. The court also asked if Laura would still like to sail round the world, she must accept the first aid training, emergency training, and a year of study in schools and cultural lessons. Her boat also must be installed radar and communications equipment.

Laura's family said, when the decision again, she was very "disappointed." However, Laura was born in New Zealand, New Zealand and the Netherlands have dual nationality, she even thought about the law to avoid the Netherlands, sailed from New Zealand began to sail round the world.

But the road was also closed. New Zealand children, young people and families who Bureau informed of Laura in the idea of Ray Smith said after the 13-year-old children to sail solo around the world is not wise. "I think most people agree with this view." Smith said.

Last year in December, stubborn huff Laura ran away from home, fled to the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Martin, but his family was still looking back.

Laura is about to expire before the monitoring period, children's rights protection agencies brought to the court, and then extend the monitoring period of 12 months. However, may have been moved by Laura's enthusiasm for sailing. July 29, the court ruled that Laura had been made for the global navigation fully prepared to meet the children's rights protection agencies proposed conditions, therefore, should be by her parents to decide whether to allow her world cruise.

"8 years of age wanted to sail around the world"

Laura's parents are avid sailing enthusiast, Laura is also a period of 7 years in the parent's global navigation was born in New Zealand waters. Delangue said her lawyer, Laura born inextricably linked with navigation, "her veins are flowing with water."

Laura 6 years old, divorced parents, Laura and his father Dick lives in the port city of Dengao Si, and continue to learn sailing. Only 11 years old, Laura, in the northern Netherlands, completed its first independent voyage. "I wanted to sail around the world at age 8 to 10 years old, I am more sure you want to sail, but then my parents did not agree." Bush said.

Laura's mother Barbara, especially for her voyage cautious. She has said that Laura was too young, and insufficient to meet the arduous voyage possible psychological stress and mental stress. "She can sail was great, it is not a problem," Barbara said, "but I worried about her time at sea alone may face great psychological challenges, she is not mature."

Barbara said she worried that her daughter broke contact with his, because Laura had she said: "If you do not let me be the world cruise, then you are in ruin me." However, Barbara that she had to indicate their concerns, even though this may jeopardize those relationships. "I would rather have a not seen my daughter alive, also do not want to see a dead daughter." Until recently, Barbara was giving up his daughter against the global navigation scheme.

However, Laura's father, Dick has been showing strong support for her daughter, which led to considerable controversy. Media reported that Dick had allowed 13-year-old Laura alone in the May 2009 sailing from the Netherlands to Britain. British police asked Decker to England and his daughter accompanied her return. But Decker was rejected, he said, his daughter came back able to sail independently.

While Dick eventually pick up in accordance with the requirements of the British police her daughter, but soon he changed his mind and decided to let her own boat returned to the Netherlands. British police had to contact the Dutch police, the latter informed the Dutch Ministry of Social Welfare of young people. Since then, Laura and her parents on Social Welfare, has been the close attention.

More and more young people rushed to the sea

In recent years, the same as Laura tried to sail solo around the world more and more of minors, and getting younger. This has caused a media hot, many people think, let alone for such a long minor and complex navigation contains a huge risk.

Global navigation on the controversy over Laura largely related to their motivation. Some critics said that Laura is clearly not out of this world cruise adventure, but mainly to record. Laura disclosure in its voyage more than a week ago, 17-year-old British boy 麥克佩爾漢姆 just created a record of the youngest global voyager. Therefore, critics say, Laura could be more mature in mind for her later adventures at sea, dream, without having to sail in such a hurry to break the record.

However, Laura claimed that he was not "a dreamer," but a "doer." She determined that she will do its best to break the record of the minimum age of global navigation. The record in May this year, just refresh by the Australian girl Jessica Watson, as she and Peierhanmu are 17 years of age. But Watson's uninterrupted navigation and different, Laura will be several stops en route navigation port.

"I love sailing," Laura said, "I want to experience the world, if we can become the youngest World sailors, it would be a great thing."

Laura plans driving "ancient than the" number starting from Portugal across the Atlantic, and from the Panama Canal into the Pacific Ocean. After stops in the Galapagos Islands, Laura will be sailing to Australia, Thailand, and eventually drove back from Europe, the Gulf of Aden.

This year in June, a record in the Watson shortly after the California 16-year-old girl 艾比桑德蘭 also can not wait to start a world cruise, but her vagaries of the sea in the Indian Ocean in distress, but fortunately a French fishing vessel saved her. This shows the enormous risk of sailing round the world.

However, Laura think that they can avoid the dangers encountered by Sunderland. After careful study, she said, Sunderland was "driving at the wrong time, wrong ship appears in the wrong place." Laura's lawyer Delangue that Laura will not rush to shorten the sailing time, she will avoid the storm.

Guinness record for "youngest" Say No

Laura said she did not fear the rampant piracy through the Gulf of Aden waters, by which time she sailed, and sailed with convoys. When asked about the global navigation things that may miss the most when Laura replied without hesitation: "My dog and my family." In order not to delay their studies, she also registered a distance education college, and intends to board with a pile of textbooks in order to continue to learn while sailing.

However, even if Laura successful completion of the voyage, she created a record can only be informal. Guinness world speed sailing world record and the Commission have indicated that they will not recognize the so-called the "youngest" Global sailors such record, the purpose is to avoid over-optimistic to encourage young parents in support of its ambitious attempt to seek to break the record.

Early in August, despite the inability to carry out Laura stop global navigation, the Netherlands Social Welfare, said spokesman Richard Barker still do not agree with him: "She is a 14-year-old child, simply can not understand this correctly kind of the hidden dangers of navigation. "