Maidentrip by jillian schlesinger jillian schlesinger, laura. The reallife equivalent of the entire cast of characters from swallows and amazons, and actually greater than fiction arthur ransomes characters only crossed the english. This also makes her faster then the standard gin fizz. Very interesting book recounting 14 year old sailor laura dekkers trip around the world. In 2010, 14yearold laura dekker took to the seas in her sailboat, guppy, on a quest to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone. While laura accomplishes her objective, the experience is not so much about setting a speed record as it is about enjoying the journey, while testing. Watch maidentrip and other laura dekker clips on you tube. Fourteenyearold laura dekker sets out, camera in hand, on a twoyear voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Over the weekend i had a chance to watch maidentrip, the new documentary film about laura dekker, after jillian schlesinger emailed me a private vimeo link on saturday. Jillian schlesinger talks about sailing around the world with the laura dekker documentary maidentrip.
Stayed in the canary islands for several weeks because of the atlantic hurricane season. Just before the beginning of this decade, there seemed to be an virtual explosion of teenagers attempting to sail alone around the world. Some have compared maidentrip to a young female version of robert redfords all is lost. Having covered a total of 36,000 nm with her boat guppy, laura arrived at 16yo in her birthplace of whangarei new zealand on september 2, 2012. Maidentrip is a true story of 14 yearold laura dekker setting out to be the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Jillian schlesingers documentary maidentrip follows laura dekker, a teenager with sailing in her blood who sets off on a twoyear journey around the world with just herself and her vessel. Her idea to bring this spirit to other kids is a great idea. The celebrity is married to daniel taelman, her starsign is virgo and she is now 23 years of age. Laura is the youngest sailor ever who sailed solo around the globe. Laura has a younger sister also born on that extended sailing trip. Laura dekker sails around world in documentary time. Very interesting book recounting 14 year old sailor laura dekker s trip around the world. Maidentrip a documentary of laura dekkers epic voyageold. In march 20 maidentrip, a film about dekkers circumnavigation had its premiere at the.
Maidentrip hot topic, owl magazine, june 2010 almost four years ago, we published an article about laura dekker, a dutch teenager who dreamed of becoming the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Thanks that people like you show the sky is the limit. The latest victim, you may have noticed, is laura dekker s bright red 40foot jeanneau gin fizz guppy, which carried her around the world back in 201011 and helped her become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the world alone. After completing her world voyage, laura has continued to write her blog while traveling the pacific ocean for the second time.
Laura was born on september 20, 1995 in the seaside town of whangarei, new zealand during a sevenyear sailing voyage by her parents. In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura found herself far from land and family, with unwanted attention, exploring. It makes a perfect xmas gift and it is just amazing what she did. The amazing autobiographical account of the youngest ever solo circumnavigation of the earth. If you want to read an inspiring story, read her book about her trip around the world as a teenager with guppy her sailing boat. Call it the curse of famous circumnavigating sailboats that have been donated to nonprofit organizations.
Maidentrip dvd pima county public library bibliocommons. Jan 21, 2014 and with this, maidentrip is done with the the 10 months of legal efforts to stop laura dekker from becoming the youngest person ever to circumnavigate the globe. In 2010, dutch 15year old laura dekker set out on a mission to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Sep 14, 2015 i recently watched maidentrip, a wonderful, award winning documentary by jillian schlesinger about 14 year old laura dekkers almost two year solo circumnavigation on her jeaneau gin fizz ketch, guppy. Fourteenyearold laura dekker set out, camera in hand, on a twoyear voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.
Maidentrip on the surface, maidentrip is a documentary that recounts the incredible feat achieved by laura dekker, the dutch schoolgirl who became the youngest person to sail solo around the world in january 2012 at age 16. Laura dekker s solo sailingtrip, cape of good hope. Maidentrip is full of sunsets and dolphins but short on introspection and drama. Maidentrip is the beautiful and inspiring documentary film that tells her story as she took on this behemoth task.
Maidentrip, a forthcoming featurelength documentary, follows dekker on her voyage, told largely through footage that dekker shot while at sea. At times shes emotionless, a pained, driven supersailor, but theres times when she drifts back into behaving like the vulnerable child that she really was, and its at. Maidentrip dvd the seattle public library bibliocommons. In 2012, at the age of just 16, laura dekker became the youngest sailor ever to singlehandedly circumnavigate the globe. In 20, maidentrip, a documentary about her trip mostly shot by laura and directed by jillian.
This riveting documentary chronicles the life and adventures of 14yearold laura dekker, who set out on a twoyear voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person. In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura explores the world in search of freedom and adventure. Gives a somewhat surprising account of her familys legal battles with the dutch school authorities, escalating to the prime minister, and a year in the courts, where she finally prevailed. This is the official trailer of a documentary made in 20, one year after she finished her trip. The youngest person to solo sail around the world laura. I watched the documentary maidentrip, i thought was intriguing but not. Aged just 14, new zealandborn laura dekker defied the authorities and braved the open oceans to realise her dream of becoming the youngest ever sailor to circumnavigate the earth. But this is no fighttothefinish quest to break a sports record or perilous struggle for survival against the elements. Fourteen yearold laura dekker sets out, camera in hand, on a twoyear voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. In realising her longheld dream, she had not only braved the wild oceans and long weeks of solitude at sea, but also the doubts and sometimes hostile resistance of officials. Maidentrip dvd san mateo county libraries bibliocommons. Maidentrip dvd vancouver public library bibliocommons. One has to admire laura for her achievement at such a young age. In 2009, she announced her plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe singlehanded.
I am almost 50, have sold my apartment and i am now living in menorca. Laura dekker is a damaged kid, a painful family breakup prompting a race to grow up and live on her own, and a race to emulate her nowdivorced parents trip around the world. For her eighth birthday in 2003, she received the book maiden voyage, tania aebis memoir of her roundtheworld sailing trip. Although laura may have missed shakespeare at school while off sailing, she certainly followed the advice of. Laura lived the first five years of her life at sea. Missing dutch sailor laura dekker, 14, found on caribbean. Laura dekker is the youngest ever sailor to circumnavigate the world solo, achieving her dream in 2012 aged only 16, having defied authorities in her native holland as well as the elements on her 15monthlong odyssey. In 2009 zac sunderland, a 17yearold from southern california, became the youngest person to solo circumnavigate. Jan 16, 2014 jillian schlesingers maidentrip, which debuted at sxsw and screened at the full frame documentary film festival, chronicles dutch teen laura dekkers sail around the globe at age 14, a. Over the weekend i had a chance to watch maidentrip, the new documentary film about laura dekker, after jillian schlesinger emailed me a private vimeo link on saturday this is schlesingers directorial debuther maidenfilm, if you willand whatever laura might think of it, i thought it was pretty damn go. Maidentrip a film by jillian schlesinger in collaboration with laura dekker. He held that title for only about a month as the british 17 year old. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. During interviews, laura uses occasional profanity, including fk and st.
But of course live goes on, giving up does not exist in my dictionary i kept going and poured all my focus and energy into my new project the laura dekker world sailing foundation which led me to europe often for meetings. The voyage of laura dekkerpart 2, her book one girl one dream. This riveting documentary chronicles the life and adventures of 14yearold laura dekker, who set out on a twoyear voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. The zeilmeisje laura dekker facebook is not me, official or in anyway controlled by me. As she travels more than 25,000 miles she describes her emotions along the way, and captures footage of natural wonders from every corner of the globe. Maidentrip one of the coolest stories of the 21st century so far is that of laura dekker, the dutch young woman who, just a few years ago as a teenager, became the youngest person to sail around the world alone. On 2091995 laura dekker was born in whangarei, new zealand. Jillian schlesinger made a documentary with the trip, named maidentrip and laura dekker wrote a book named one girl one dream. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Maidentrip dvd calgary public library bibliocommons. Parents need to know that maidentrip is a 20 documentary about a dutch teenager named laura dekker who became the youngest person to sail around the world alone. A dutch court stepped in, owing to the objections of the local authorities, and prevented dekker from departing while under shared.
Laura successfully completed the solo circumnavigation in a 12. However it reads like a ships log in many places and will certainly not be up for any literary awards. Dekker is emphatic when she tells a reporter who comes aboard the guppy that she is not concerned about making it into history books. Laura dekker one girl one dream, the incredible story of the youngest ever solo circumnavigation of the world. Jan 31, 2014 but dutch teen laura dekkers parents didnt. Departed gran canaria on 10 november for cape verde. Because off this, there is more room for the solar panels and water releases more easily. Uncannily, shakespeare could very well have been directing these words to laura dekker, the dutch teenager depicted in maidentrip, who sailed solo atop the high seas in response to that inner call, that dream of self. And with this, maidentrip is done with the the 10 months of legal efforts to stop laura dekker from becoming the youngest person ever to circumnavigate the globe. It is a fascinating tale about young sailors coming of age as she sails around the world alone. On the surface, maidentrip is a documentary that recounts the incredible feat achieved by laura dekker, the dutch schoolgirl who became the youngest person to sail solo around the world in january 2012 at age 16. Of german and dutch parentage, she now lives in new zealand. Very interesting book recounting 14 year old sailor laura dekkers trip around the. Discover book depositorys huge selection of laura dekker books online.
Laura dekker is the youngest sailor who ever sailed solo around the globe. Of course the higher and heavier rigging also helps towards better speeds a lot. Minicat the worlds favorite portable sailboat 21,680 views 2. In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura now finds herself far from land, family and unwanted attention, exploring the world in search of. Dieter loibner interviewed laura dekker and learned about parents, her new documentary, and what she now thinks of as her biggest challenge after sailing around the world. When the atlantic ocean gets rough, still single handed ep 20 the sailing frenchman duration. Jan 23, 2012 laura dekker, the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe singlehandedly, arrived at the caribbean island of st maarten on saturday to a rapturous welcome and a relieved family. The film was a creative collaboration with dekker, as she shot all of the. Nov 14, 20 the new film tells the story of laura dekker, who embarked on a solo sailing trip at 14. Oct 28, 20 unedited laura dekker sailing minicat 420 in the bay of islands, new zealand 060416 duration. In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura now finds herself far from land, fami. I saw yesterday maidentrip and i definetly want to sail again. Maidentrip by jillian schlesinger jillian schlesinger. You may remember this news story from about five years ago.
Far from her family and without a support team, dekker. In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura now finds herself far from land, family, and unwanted attention, exploring the world in search of. Instead, it is a highseas chanty of a comingofage tale. Laura has dutch, german, and new zealand citizenship. The voyage of laura dekker part 2, her book one girl one dream posted on february 8, 2015 by fgmarks this is follow up to the original post entitled the voyage of laura dekker, posted here on september 2, 2014. Laura dekker sail around the world the leading speakers bureau. Following the journey of laura dekker, the youngest person to sail alone around the world, jillian schlesingers debut documentary feature, maidentrip, won the visions audience award at sxsw this year, and makes its theatrical debut this january at the ifc center. With dick dekker, kim dekker, laura dekker, barbara mueller. When she finished the journey she was still only 16, the youngest ever person to achieve this feat. Although laura dekker was annoyed by the documentary team during filming, this has to be the greatest documentary on perhaps the greatest oceanic adventure in modern times.
Laura dekker, the first 16 years old solo circumnavigator. Laura dekker is the author of one girl one dream 4. The consequences of guppys stranding are following me to this day as i fight to make things right. This is schlesingers directorial debuther maidenfilm, if you willand whatever laura might. The footage filmed became the new documentary maidentrip the footage filmed became the new documentary maidentrip. May 01, 20 i have rated this book 4 stars, as it is quite inspiring. Dec 20, 2009 missing dutch sailor laura dekker, 14, found on caribbean island this article is more than 10 years old utrecht teenager who wanted to be youngest to sail around world found in st martin. Maidentrip dvd douglas county libraries bibliocommons. May 15, 2019 laura dekker world sailing foundation 8,915 views 4. Laura dekker was born to be a sailor, a fact she proves in her successful solo sail around the world in maidentrip.
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