Jessica Watson
Jessica Watson (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16. Although her voyage did not meet the distance criterion of for a circumnavigation, Watson was nevertheless named the 2011 Young Australian of the Year and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012 for "...service to sailing and to youth through the achievement of sailing solo and unassisted around the world [sic], and as a role model for young Australians". She currently resides in Melbourne. Netflix produced a film, ''True Spirit'' (2023), about Watson's voyage. Provided by Wikipedia-
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4by Siraj M. Ali, Jessica Watson, Kai Wang, Jon H. Chung, Caitlin McMahon, Jeffrey S. Ross, Karel A. DickeGet full text
Published 2016-02-01
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6by Lili Wang, Rukmini Bhardwaj, Howard Mostowski, Paul N Patrone, Anthony J Kearsley, Jessica Watson, Liang Lim, Jothir Pichaandi, Olga Ornatsky, Daniel Majonis, Steven R Bauer, Heba A DegheidyGet full text
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