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Offline cavegal

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Dutch girl eyes record with round-world voyage
« on: August 21, 2010, 12:01:51 PM »
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38787037/ns/sports-othersports/ 

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PORTIMAO, Portugal - A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, avoiding the media because her manager said she didn't want the attention.

Laura Dekker was in good spirits as she started sailing her 38-foot (11.5-meter) ship "Guppy" from the British territory on the southwestern tip of Spain, on a trip expected to last a year or more, her manager Peter Klarenbeek said. The attempt has been criticized by Dutch child protection authorities who questioned the wisdom of a child risking the world's oceans alone.

"She said goodbye to her father and friends and she sailed away into the h
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Re: Dutch girl eyes record with round-world voyage
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 06:42:56 PM »
They learned nothing from that last girl who was fear lost trying to do that. Idiots.

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Re: Dutch girl eyes record with round-world voyage
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 07:48:31 PM »
They learned nothing from that last girl who was fear lost trying to do that. Idiots.
They never seem to learn do they... ???


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Re: Dutch girl eyes record with round-world voyage
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2010, 05:30:49 AM »
If she gets into trouble and needs help, I'm sure her parents will be picking up the tab.
I'm not bossy...I just have better ideas.