Dutch Laura Dekker, 14, waves goodbye as she leaves the port in Den Osse on August 4, 2010. Laura Dekker set sail on her yacht, Guppy, for Portugal, from where she will begin her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. AFP PHOTO / ANP / MARCEL ANTONISSE TOPSHOTS netherlands out - belgium out
Dutch Laura Dekker, 14, waves goodbye as she leaves the port in Den Osse on August 4, 2010. Laura Dekker set sail on her yacht, Guppy, for Portugal, from where she will begin her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. AFP PHOTO / ANP / MARCEL ANTONISSE TOPSHOTS netherlands out - belgium out © AFP | AFP
Dick Dekker stands near the boat of his daughter Laura Dekker in Den Osse, south west Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Dick Dekker stands near the boat of his daughter Laura Dekker in Den Osse, south west Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) © AP | AP
Laura Dekker is hoisting a flag of The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society at her boat in the harbor of Den Osse, south west Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Laura Dekker is hoisting a flag of The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society at her boat in the harbor of Den Osse, south west Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) © AP | AP
Laura Dekker, right, stands on her boat as her father, Dick Dekker, at left, looks on in Den Osse, south west Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Laura Dekker, right, stands on her boat as her father, Dick Dekker, at left, looks on in Den Osse, south west Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) © AP | AP
Laura Dekker steers her boat, with her father, Dick Dekker, at left, as they depart the harbor of Den Osse, southwest Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Laura Dekker steers her boat, with her father, Dick Dekker, at left, as they depart the harbor of Den Osse, southwest Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) © AP | AP
Laura Dekker steers her boat, with her father, Dick Dekker, at the front, as they depart the harbor of Den Osse, southwest Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Laura Dekker steers her boat, with her father, Dick Dekker, at the front, as they depart the harbor of Den Osse, southwest Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) © AP | AP
Laura Dekker waves as she steers her boat out of the harbor of Den Osse, south west Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Laura Dekker waves as she steers her boat out of the harbor of Den Osse, south west Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) © AP | AP
Laura Dekker listens to questions from the media in Den Osse, southwest Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)
Laura Dekker listens to questions from the media in Den Osse, southwest Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. Fourteen year-old Laura Dekker, who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, and her father Dick Dekker have departed the harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal where she hopes to begin her solo attempt later this year. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) © AP | AP