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Laura Dekker waves to the media as she stands on her boat 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)
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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 the 14-year-old to set sail on a risky solo voyage around the world. Judges at Middelburg's family court have lifted a guardianship order imposed on her last year after she said she wanted to set sail alone around the world. (AP Photo/ Evert-Jan Daniels)
