http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jan/21/teenage-sailor-laura-dekker-circumnavigation?newsfeed=true
21 January 2012 20.31 GMT
Laura Dekker set a steady foot aboard a dock in St Maarten on Saturday, ending a year-long voyage aboard her boat, Guppy, that apparently made her the youngest person ever to sail alone around the globe.
Dozens of people cheered as Dekker waved, wept and then walked across the dock accompanied by her family, who had greeted her at sea earlier.
She arrived in St Maarten after struggling against high seas and heavy winds on her final leg from Cape Town, South Africa.
Dekker claims she is the youngest sailor to complete a round-the-world voyage, but Guinness World Records and the World Sailing Speed Record Council would not verify the claim, saying they no longer recognise records for youngest sailors in order to discourage dangerous attempts.
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