Three teenage girls have a dream... A dream is so big that it is burned inside them and cannot be denied! It can't stop!
They have tried, the courts on the land can't kill the dream, a large container ship can't realize the dream... It is drowned in the wild ocean and drifting on the ocean can't stop the dream!
Parents are criticized and attacked for stopping...and even encouraging and supporting their dreams! The media questioned their dreams... too young, too risky and irresponsible... the opinions of the people of the world are different!
These three teenage girls come from all over the world, from Australia, the Netherlands and California, and the United States. One thing they have in common is that they all have the same dreams.
What are their dreams?
Travel around the world alone and travel around the world! Even for a fully yachting yacht, this is a large-scale voyage, but these are the girls who plan to travel around the world alone.
Two of the girls wanted to keep sailing alone, and one of them wanted to stop and explore some of the amazing countries and cultures on the planet. What is their story?
Jessica and her solo around the world:
Jessica Watson:
Jessica began sailing at the age of eight and dreamed of traveling alone at the age of 11. She read the people who had finished it and how they copied it... just like Kay Cottee and Jesse Martin sang twice. This stimulated her dream!
After convincing her mother and father and demonstrating her determination and ability, she began to mentally prepare for this epic voyage. Part of it is talking to sports psychologists about being alone at sea for a long time is not something you can practice, but she has prepared the best way.
Unlike many individual travelers, her technology is now very advanced, and she can use the Internet and webcam to communicate with many other devices to make it easier and safer. There is also a good land staff to provide support and high-tech information.
Her yacht is 34 feet from S&S and sails like Jesse Martin, making his history sail around the world at the age of 17. Her plan to follow the real environmental rules began in Brisbane, then sailed northeast of the equator to Washington Island in the North Pacific, near Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, across the Indian Ocean, and finally back to Australia on the east coast. Brisbane. This includes approximately 23,000 nautical miles and approximately 230 days.
Everything is not going well! In the trial run before she tried to travel around the world... she failed to find a 64,000-ton cargo ship on her radar. This was her first night at sea, and she was just sleeping when she collided with the ship. Her yacht pink lady was fasted and severely damaged.
There is strong opposition to the fact that she should not continue her planned separate global voyages and many frustrations from different sources, including the media.
Jessica hesitated and gave up her dream... For 16 years, she has no way to become the most unique young man in the world to sail alone. She created this record and drove into Sydney, Australia in May 2010. She was welcomed by a large number of people and was welcomed by the sea and the water. She won the victory... I saw the tears of happiness and pride of this teenage girl on TV!
Jessica said that she is just an ordinary girl with a dream! '
Teenage girl determined!
Laura Deka:
In a year-long battle with the Dutch authorities, a 14-year-old girl stood in a court in the Netherlands, triggering a global media storm. In August 2009, Youth Care and other government organizations participated in the first court case, asking them to take her away from her father and lock her in a safe clinic. She is under the supervision of a Dutch protection agency!
why? She is an illegal child... troublemaker... have sin?
Lara's crime is that she has a dream and she is determined to achieve it! Her dream is to travel around the world alone! The court thought she was too young to take care of herself at sea! She finally won the battle with the court in July 2010 and set sail from Saint Martin on January 20, 2011.
Laura was born to a parent who sailed on a yacht near the coast of New Zealand. They lived on a sailboat and sailed alone for the first time at the age of six. Friends described her as a smart, independent and disciplined girl. She dreams of crossing the earth from the age of 10.
Laura explores the world on her 38-foot sailing Guppy for freedom and adventure, fulfilling her dreams. Unlike other young sailors, she stopped at the port to sleep, researching and repairing her sailboats. She explored the Canary Islands, Panama, the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Australia and South Africa. She surfed, dive, and found and met many new friends.
Laura said, "Sometimes I like it, ' What am I doing here?' But I never want to stop," she told reporters South African town after struggling in the winds of the cape and cape. . "This is a dream, I want to do it!"
She celebrated her 16th birthday during her trip and ate a doughnut in Darwin, Australia with her father and friends after spending some time at the port.
"Laura has great willpower and ambition," said Peter de Lange, a lawyer advised by Laura and her father. "She hopes that this is done out of her heart and soul, and no one will stop her." "
Laura began to enter the port of St Maarten Yacht Club on Saturday night, one year and one day since she began her epic sailing at the age of 16. She met many blessings! She realized her dream of being environmentally friendly alone!
Laura set sail two months after Abby Sunderland, a 16-year-old American sailor who was rescued from the middle of the Indian Ocean in a similar attempt. Australia's Jessica Watson completed her single-handed voyage at the age of 16, a few months older than Laura Dekker. The difference is that her voyage is uninterrupted and does not help.
Another girl with a dream!
Abby Sunderland:
An emergency signal between South Africa and Australia was discovered, which was the signal of a 16-year-old girl on her yacht, Abby Sunderland, wild eyes, who was in the world in a separate round-the-world trial. half. When she died in a storm, she had already given the satellite phone to her family. Her 40-foot yacht twirled in a 30-foot surge.
Fortunately, she has received huge debts from the Indian Ocean because the wisdom of young people is making such a dangerous journey.
Michael Kalim of the San Francisco Yacht Club told the media, "This is not a 16-year-old child who should be able to decide if they can do this.
Her father's critical response to this criticism was: "I never asked me to let her leave. In this era, we overprotected our children," Lawrence Sunderland continued. "Look at how many teenagers die. Every year in the car. Let's let the teenager drive the car? If we don't, I think it's stupid."
Abby successfully visited the southern tip of South America, but later encountered equipment problems and had to stop to repair in South Africa. In any case, she decided to continue her round-the-world voyage, just arrived midway, when her ship died in bad weather conditions, causing her to detonate emergency beacons and receive great relief.
Lawrence Sunderland, her father is a crew member, and said his daughter had thousands of miles of single sailing experience before departure and carefully examined her skills.
He said: "This is not a rash decision. Abigail grew up at sea." She spent half of her life on the yacht.
He said that the team of experts dedicated to Wild Eyes and the Global Navigation project is "second-to-none." The ship is already in use around the world and is equipped with advanced communication systems, navigation systems and backup systems. "
What is Abby's reaction to this media? What is this storm? ' "This is not the time of the year, just a Southern Ocean storm. When you start traveling around the world, the storm is part of the deal.
She told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "I will definitely sail again around the world, or really try again. I want to sail around the world for many years, I will definitely do it at some point. "She may have left a broken ship But her determination is still intact! Abby followed the achievements of her brother Zac, who successfully traveled around the world at the age of 17.
In summary!
Sailing and life are generally dangerous! I am sailing alone... I only sail on my 40s and beyond, sometimes I will question what I am doing, sometimes my judgment. There is no difference in my age, and my experience is not. For me, fatigue sometimes causes serious damage to my judgment. So we can all comment on age and experience. I believe in following your dreams alone!
Orignal From: The youngest solo tour - teen dreams!
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