Jessica Watson

A sailor went to sea sea sea to see what she could see see see but all that she could see see see was the bottom of the deap blue sea sea sea!!!

(I've had kids)

It was nothing more than an grab for fame........ As a sailor of over twenty years It is my opinion that this was a stunt..... sure she made it and well done

....but how quickly those in favour of her journey whould have fallen silent if she had had a problem say somewhere around 1200nm west of Perth and the tax payer was footing the multi million dollar rescue operation. ala Mr Tony Bullymoore

A stunt for what? Fame?

Personally I think there are a lot more easy stunts she could of pulled if it was 20 minutes of fame she was after, just look at Corey Worthington and that bom bom chick girl.

I think she was just following her dream of sailing around the world nothing more nothing less.

She will be retired by 18.
All those tv shows and mags will be lining up for miles to grab a piece of her.

good on her

did the trip up n down the east coast on a 40ft sailing thingy a couple of years ago with the mrs and kid for a year. best thing we ever did and will do it again but looking at the coconut milk run next time. just got to pick up & go.

Is it a circumnavigation of the world when you sail at such a low latitude? What sort of distance is this sort of trip compared to the length of the equator?

Tradewind route is about 60000km but much more pleasent sailing too

rules say that the shorter trip in the southern lats is ok as long as the equator is crossed to make up the difference. yeah id go the trade route as well anyday just to avoid the 30ft swell and knock down she says she just copped.

I still think she has achieved more than any other sixteen or nearly seventeen year old has done, now that is food for thought no high speed car crashes and foolish binge drinking that all the others get up to.
My 4 useless children all they do is text and play Ipod thats why I think this girl is very special.

Cisco, what you say is correct, cannot understand why someone /anyone

would red flag that, a bewildered fathers lament. Maybe we parents should

start a thread on our children that have made it,and those that seem to be

having a bit of a problem. Only a discussion, no names no pack-drill. Sometimes

to be upfront and talk spread ideas that may or may not help. I would presume

a help to one could be a hinderence to others, that's life

Sorry Harry but as a tax payer I'm more than happy to foot the bill of someone who has got of their arse and pushed themselves beyond what most of us are capable of doing or are too scared to do, rather than watch the government tip it down the drain at every opportunity they can.
Besides the navy and every other rescue service dedicate a lot of time to training and the best training is doing it. I bet when Mr Bullymoore was rescued the Navy learnt some things that they will be able to use when one of their own or someone else in the wrong place at the wrong time need rescuing. Money well spent I think

How close to tassy is she? she wouldnt wanna be too close or she is really gonna cop a flogging over the next few days! Why is she going around the southern side
anyway?

i think its to do with dodging all those islands and swell in the strait. hard to do in a big blow. bass strait is shallow, gets swell from more than one direction , and is a location where currents meet, combine that with wind against swell / tide and it gets a bit tricky.

I think it is part of the rules.

From her web site:- "Part 6 – Southern Ocean to Home

From South Africa it’s the vastness of the Southern Ocean. Despite the next continent being Australia there is a lot of sailing to be done. Over 4,000 nautical miles (direct track) of open and often unforgiving seas. Can’t wait. You can have good and bad days in the Southern Ocean, but every one will be memorable.

Entering Australian waters will be a great feeling. Thousands of miles at sea and almost home. Given Australia is the largest island in the world it will take some time to get from Western Australia to my home port of Sydney.

South East Cape is Tasmania’s "my addition(and Australia's)" most southern landmark. From here I head north to the mainland and on to Sydney Harbour. I know I will never be able to prepare myself for the feeling of returning home to family and friends. I am sure that part of my voyage will feel like the longest.

I can’t wait to experience everything the voyage has to offer. I hope you’ll follow the blogs and the tracker to keep up.

Keep in mind that this was written before she left. So one might say she created a self fulfilling prophecy. These are very powerful psychological tools to use when taking on a big challenge.

It confirms the adage "What the mind of man/woman/teenager can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

Good on her.

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