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Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin (AP)

July 31st, 2010

Laura Dekker poses for the media on her boat Guppy in Den Osse, south-west Netherlands, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. A Dutch court has cleared the way for 14-year-old Laura Dekker to set sail on a risky solo voyage around the world. Judges at Middelburg's family court have lifted a guardianship order imposed on Dekker last year after she said she wanted to set sail alone around the world. (AP Photo/ Evert-Jan Daniels)AP - Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, says she is leaving the Netherlands Wednesday.


Tags: Netherlands, sailing, world sailing, solo, dutch girl

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