Laura Dekker: 14-Year-Ol
d Sailor MissingLaura Dekker, a 14-year-old girl born on a yacht, and has always had a love of sailing. And rightly so.
Back in October, she petitioned the Dutch court (with the support of her father), to allow her to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world. She'd hoped http://marinahotel.com/ to leave Holland on September 1st and return home 2 years later (September 2011). The record is currently held by 17 year old Zac Sunderland, an American who just got http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/marina back a few months ago.
Sadly though, she was denied the crime has been committed. Why? Well, Dekker withdrew $5,000 from her bank account. It's believed she may be trying to go to New Zealand to petition their court next. Laura has dual citizenship, as she was born on a yacht in New Zealand waters . She had talked about going to New Zealand if the Dutch court denied her. Here's hoping her story turns out with
