Thanks for what you did back in those days. It was so hard to explain your motivation to the colleagues and friends who were so mentally landlocked. It helped me to focus on what I wanted in life. Now I am a live aboard and self employed so I can work in winter and sail in summer. Thanks for opening eyes. not only of kids and youth, but also of this 51 year old :-)

I wonder how many people can appreciate just how amazing this person is

You're wonderful Laura Dekker, you have all my admiration.

Just getting around to seeing this! Thank you for sharing. Amazing to watch someone single hand a boat like this and on a trip like this. Then you realize the reality that the captain is a 15-16 year old. GREAT job!!!

laura you are the queen of the oceans!!!!! great!!!

"Super great!" 👍☺️Thank you for nice true video! 🙏

Another one of my heros.

Super hero…we love you Laura Inspirational,incredible your a incredible sailor and and a wonderful person . Sv Connoisseur dx 443 Fremantle west Australia 🇦🇺

The level of respect I have for this woman. I can barely stand in the shore with out falling and almost dying but she was on the edge of death and still lived. Hero 🫶🫶🫶

wow! Thanks! Much appreciated!

I wish I had just a fraction of her bravery and dedication! Most wonderful and inspiring journey I ever head goes to ya! You are amazing go chase your dreams!

Thank you Laura i can feel the ocean from this video, love it! Stay safe and keep posting

Truly inspiring! Hope I can do this in the future as I plan to be the first Filipino world circumnavigation by a sailboat non-stop, unaided. Hope you can help me...

Amazing yoyage. Amazing young lady. Watching from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 😊🎉❤

So calm riding huge swell, in strong winds. Alone! Wow! I have 2 young daughters and I hope to I instill them with as much confidence as you have. Impressive.

Prachtig....So telling, the unity of Laura with her "Guppy" and the ocean.."Guppy" keeps on sailing in my memories as well..Uitstekende video reportage...

This young lady is incredible,

Unreal 👍 great job 👍

Great job with the video, I just loved watching it...Thank you.

I admired her courage and strength; me would not even turn off the lampshade at night for fear the ghost might be standing next to my bed.

It really takes a special person to accomplish what you have done - congratulations!

This amazing person has not got the accolades or support she deserves.

Geweldig om je weer te zien. Ik weet nog halve regering en beterweters over je heen, te jong te dit te dat....Ik heb altijd voor je opgenomen zoals vele andere , mensen die vonden, als het NU kan DOEN i.p.v. wachten tot je pensioen...als je er dan nog bent of het nog kan. Geweldig karakter. Ik zal het nooit vergeten...lekker dikke vinger naar al die beterweters en zij vol jaloezie......heb een fijn leven verder..

It is proud that a girl of your age makes such a trip.Obviously you know very well what you have to do. Congratulations to those who raised you.It is necessary to congratulate your family who supported you.Great captain god bless you.

Thank you Laura. I've enjoyed this very much. Cheers Gray Australia

Thank you so much for that! Maidentrip for me will be forever the most beautiful sailing documentation ever made. It's so nice to see more of the raw material, for me it was very interesting and a bit funny, on many clips, there is music in the background;-) You are an inspiration for me and all my sailor friends, and I wish you will soon finish your new ship.

I've watched Maidentrip. I'm watching this now. And I'm gonna buy your book. You're my hero!

I remember watching this documentary sometime after it came out. I can't say I was inspired because all inspiration in the world couldn't get me to make a trip like that let alone succeed completing it, but I have a lot of admiration for Laura Dekker.

Hi Laura! Congratulations to your round the world sailing tour! I had to write a discussion at school about, whether you should or should not go and make real your dreams. I am really fascinated about what you have done! The best wishes for the future, from your friends and family the Germans!!!

:) Wonderful. Thanks for share!! As other comments say, your travel helps me to know what i want in my life. Live in freedom :D Blessings!

Thanks again Laura ! I keep watching your early videos and enjoying your positive attitude ! Cheers ! Was watching Guppy 2 just now; that boat can really move with all sails !

Brave Girl!! Please be careful and please don't sail the Pirate areas of the world. You are A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

Laura ! That was so amazing. Good job! Have a good wind everywhere,

Very good footage and well put together. You deserve a medal for showing what can be done with encouragement I stead of what we have now in most societies being told NO. Well done

I could smell the salty sea air watching this doc. I've been out in the Pacific but never quite like this. I'm back to watch here having seen this in full on my provided channel. love this! love her story along with her love of sailing. Its so freeing out on the ocean. being inside a building on land feels claustrophobic after sailing, right?

Incredible, the idea of sailing in the middle of ocean with nothing but all water all alone for days is so weird to me, i can't believe that you managed to do this at such a young age, congrats.

An unbelievable life and so young...

This is what I'm waiting fore! Thanks for the beautyfull video!

i so much enjoy watching your videos. i am a land lubber who started watching sailing videos a while back because i thought it was so interesting. then i switched to another set of videos because those people were doing a lot of drinking. i went through two more sets of videos looking for more life and less drinking. THEN i found You. :) lots of adventure, lots of sailing, lots of honest life and no drinking of alcohol being thrown in my face. thanks for being so honest and cheery in your sharing of your experiences. i think i have watched them all and am now re-watching them.

I follwed your whole trip when ypu sailed around the world...awesome

My daughter is turning 12 this year and I bought your book and am encouraging her to read it and learn from your example. I thought this concept of such a young person sailing solo round the world was incredibly irresponsible until I saw one of your presentations. Maybe it is more irresponsible for parents to hold their children back from the audacity of youthful dreams. Congratulations and I look forward to seeing where the winds take you!

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY THE BEST ❤💪👍💪👍❤

Hey Laura, you're my inspiration. You are such amazing and beatiful lady.

Very nice video. Please post more!

это что то невероятное,1 маленькая девочка посреди океана.и все просто, никаких проблем и переживаний...

Thank you Laura for sharing your wonderful adventure. Exhilarating! Cheers Gray Australia

Thanks laura!!!... you are the best!!

Thats a big ocean to tack alone. You did amazingly well!

estoy maravillado, asombrado, emociondo, embelezado, sos un ejemplo de vida!!!

Super video. Thanks...

Love this journey ❤

Tremendous! I do not understand why sailors love to sail but are always happier when going fast so it is over sooner. :-)

Perfekt, very nice travel report. Go on Laura!

Laura is Rock´n´Roll.

You seem to have a quick boat...very nice!!

Very good Laura.Good travel for you

Это не девушка, это мечта! Красивая и свободная как сама природа.

Thanks for uploading your video, I’d watched your video 4 months ago, but not quite this journey.. im your big enthusiasts... very brave woman I’ve ever seen..

Shes so strong

Lots of respect

Well, that was amazing.

My wanderlust❣️

I would have heaved too and slept the night, the n r-assess What a truly young, talented girl that’s doing what we all desire! Much love ❤️

Saw her in Lanzarote at Marina Rubicón in August 2010, WOW she so huge

More videos people amazing lady 🙏👍👍

Wonderful Bravo

Well done from New Zealand grant

Gefeliciteerd Laura, great, Ik plan dezelfde rond en ik ben 54 jaar oud!!!!!

I learned about you in school it was amazing

Biz Turkiyede teknenin icini dahi gorme sansimiz yok .☹️Cok sanslisiniz ve gercekten harika .

Thanks. From quebec cabada👍

Hi Laura! Fantastic videos! I love them! Many greetings from Germany!

Echt gaaf je bent een inspiratie.

Wow 2010 - 2012. People were waiting for the end of world in those years. I think u just travelled around the world and made sure it's not the case. :P. It's a great achievement. Also must me a great feeling for you congrats.

Blijft prachtig om naar te kijken, en heerlijk te weten dat mensen als jij echt bestaan...geeft hoop voor de wereld waarin we leven...Nastreven van een droom en je niet van de wijs laten brengen...waaw...

Was it lonely for u beeing out there all alone for soo long? I loved the footage. One can really feel the power of the nature and the joy of using it to get from one place to another. Best regards from Slovenia.

Superb woman.

This is trully amazing. I cant believe the courts decided in her favor to let a 14 year old do that. and she did it. wow

Brava è bella🙋

Awesome

the song is very nice can you write the name of it, I wish you a very successful life Laura, well done, bravo to you

well done!

A True Hero!!

Very Nice

Yohoo! Hugs from Brazil

Hi Laura, well done, respect. Is there a vid and some information about your boat and set-up?

Thank you for sharing. Maiden Trip needs a follow up 👍🏻. Do you still sail?

you are awesome Laura Dekker. I'm in love with you. You are such a brave, smart and beautiful young woman that inspires the world! I would do anything for just a cup of coffee and some bread with you. You fucking rock!

danke

Thanks for sharing your sailing story. I haven’t sailed yet but was wondering if you anchor at nighttime to sleep or do you sleep and keep sailing with autopilot on?

Those noodles were shells!

crazy amazing girl, love u!

Молодец девчонка.

Hero

love u laura.

Zo gaaf. Trots op je

Good travel. I'm jelus want sealling to😆🤙⛵⛵⛵

i do not have internet at home, so i must go to the library in order to watch the videos that she has posted herself. so, at home i watch the DVD MaidenTrip because i enjoy and appreciate her persona and character. MaidenTrip concentrates more on Laura than the actual adventure of sailing which was a disappointment for Laura according to her public comments. however, i have learned so much more about her because of their focus when making and editing the DVD. thus, that aspect of the DVD i personally like because i doubt i will have the opportunity some day to spend a quiet afternoon getting to know her. yet, because i have watched the DVD a number of times, i can now notice that they took liberty to mix and match her comments to filming sequences out of their actual order in order to fit the story they were trying to craft with the DVD. i am not sure why they had to do that. watching this video of hers made it real obvious to me that they were doing that.

my dream.

All the best laura....i wish i can do the same, sailing the world