Youngest Solo Sailor Jessica Watson
If you have been following the latest trend of becoming the youngest to sail around the world, you’d know who Jessica Watson is. She is campaigning to sail a 34 foot Sparkman and Stephens yacht around the world alone. Born May 18th 1993 on the Gold Coast, Jessica currently lives in Buderim Australia.
You can read about her journey at her website, www.jessicawatson.com.au.
While sailing 15 nautical miles off of the coast, she collided with a tanker ship while blogging below deck. She is fine and her boat is undergoing repair. You can read more about it here.
I have such great admiration and respect for the courage displayed. Her parents must have massive confidence in the responsibility and ability of their daughter. I can relate to and a appreciate the mammoth task ahead and wish her every blessing on a safe return without incident to achieve her goal. Jessica is an amazing young person and hope that her journey is captured by a tv crew and gets plenty of media to give her credit for her effort. Jessica Rocks!
I believe her mother is against the whole affair. However it turns out I hope she has a safejourney if she goes for it. I think she should wait a few years and try for the worlds record texting or video gaming etc. to sail around the world ( the whole of the earth) is accomplishment enough without worrying about being the oldest or youngest, fattest, tallest to have done it, just maybe she should hold off a few years…..