Jessica Watson started her journey just a few weeks after her 16th birthday in October 2009, and is now well on her way to becoming the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world.

Jessica has been pitting herself against mother nature, travelling 23,000 nautical miles, 8 months alone, facing all that the sea and the weather can throw at her

Jessica will very soon achieve her ultimate dream and in the process,  hopes that her journey has inspired others to take that first step and encourage all of us to live our dreams!

SAILING HISTORY

Jessica boasts a sailing ability and experience way beyond her years. She has collected an impressive sailing resume over the last few years including 5,300 nautical miles offshore and over 5,000 coastal miles – sailing alongside highly experienced yachtsmen and women.

In January, Jessica skippered a 34-foot yacht across the Tasman in a “mock” solo voyage. Jessica prepared, provisioned the yacht and skippered it, making all the weather and route decisions

This journey tested her ability sailing the yacht by herself and demonstrated that she could make decisions based on safety above all other considerations and further fuelled her passion to sail solo around the world.

For more information on Jessica go to: http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/