Jessica Watson

By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 7:52 AM on 19th October 2009 DON'T MISS: Jessica Watson - Truly an Inspiration Jessica Watson, 16 Year Old Sailor, Starts Around the World Trip Solo Sailor Jessica Watson Completes Around the World Trip A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world. Jessica Watson's plan to make a 23,600-mile journey through some of the...Read Full Story

May 15: Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson waves as she sails past the finish line at the entrance to Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia, capping off a nearly 23,000 nautical miles voyage. SYDNEY -- A 16-year-old Australian who spent seven months at sea in her pink yacht sailed across the finish line of her round-the-world journey Saturday, becoming the youngest sailor to circle the globe solo, nonstop and unassisted. Thousands of spectators erupted into cheers as Jessica Watson sailed into...Read Full Story

Melbourne, July 25 (ANI): Roger Watson says he was afraid of losing his daughter Jessica before the teen Aussie sailor made her record-breaking trip around the world. Watson, even as he acknowledged Jessica”s ability as a sailor, was unwilling to leave anything to chance in the months leading up to her departure at the end of 2009, he has revealed. While a team of volunteers worked to ready her boat for the trip, the nervous dad was at pains to double-check all safety precautions had been...Read Full Story

The Circumnavigator Jessica Watson sailed around the world, alone, as a teenager. Before Jessica Watson steered her 34-foot yacht across four oceans, circling the globe without stopping once, her yacht had a collision with a 63,000-ton bulk carrier during the first night of a sea trial. Her boat, Ella’s Pink Lady , lost its mast. Her quest to sail around the world before her 17th birthday was already controversial, and the collision only seemed to strengthen the arguments against the young...Read Full Story

CBC.ca Solo sailor Jessica Watson, 16, completes globe-circling feat Los Angeles Times The Australian sails into Sydney Harbor surrounded by an armada of vessels cheering her unassisted circumnavigation. She disagrees with the label of 'hero' given to her by the prime minister who greeted her on shore, but her voyage is not without its ... Australian finishes round-the-world sail at age 16 The Associated Press Solo Sailor Jessica Watson Arrives Home NTDTV Teen Girl Finishes Round-The-World...Read Full Story