Laura Dekker

Laura Dekker is a Dutch sailor, born on 20 September 1995, known for sailing around the world alone as a teenager. In 2009 she announced a plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed, and a Dutch court, acting on the objections of the local authorities, prevented her from setting out while her parents shared custody. After a Dutch family court ended that arrangement in July 2010, the attempt began on 21 August 2010. She completed the solo circumnavigation aboard Guppy, a 12.4-metre two-masted ketch, arriving in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, 518 days later at the age of 16.