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Jessica Watson

Jessica Watson
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Jessica Watson

Jessica Watson was born on May 18th, 1993 on the Gold Coast of Australia . On May 15, 2010, at just sixteen, she became the the youngest person to have ever sail solo, unassisted and non-stop around the globe.

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True Spirit will be released on September 07, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Sep 07, 2010
True Spirit is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Sep 07, 2010
True Spirit will be released on September 07, 2010 in eBook
Sep 07, 2010
True Spirit is now available in eBook
Sep 07, 2010
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Sep 03, 2010
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Sep 01, 2010
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Excerpt 1 from True Spirit
Aug 27, 2010
Excerpt:
Preface from True Spirit
Aug 20, 2010

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Collie Mail, February 14, 2013
...of his home town. See-Saw has paired with Sunstar Entertainment (co-producers of the forthcoming True Spirit, based on Jessica Watson's solo sail around the world) to make the film, with Brierley as a consultant...
Inside Film, February 7, 2013
...Emile Sherman and Iain Canning at See-Saw Films.” Sunstar is also co-producing another feature film for another client, Jessica Watson, titled True Spirit. Casting for that film began last October and production is expected to begin later this year....
Street Corner, September 26, 2012
...* Rising Star: Montana Cox, Zoe Cramond and Phoebe Tonkin. * Role Model: Annabelle Chauncy, Caroline Pemberton and Jessica Watson. * Singler: Kimbra, Julia Stone and Ricki-Lee. * Sportswoman: Stephanie Rice, Sam Stosur and Libby Trickett. * TV...
The Daily Examiner, August 5, 2012
...Jessica Watson speaking at Byron Bay Writers’ Festival. Patrick Gorbunovs FOR Jessica Watson, Young Australian of the Year 2011, writing a book about her sailing experiences was a way to show...
Daily News, August 3, 2012
...CURRUMBIN surfing writer Tim Baker and round-the-world teenage sailor Jessica Watson team up this Saturday at the Byron Bay Writers' Festival to talk about oceans and what they mean to them. Baker, whose latest book "Surfari" recounts the eight months...
Rotorua Daily Post, July 16, 2012
...the most of each others' company. My daughter is laughing aloud occasionally as she reads a book about Jessica Watson; the youngest girl to sail unassisted around the world non-stop. Now and then, she stops to tell us stories from the book, like the...
Leaf Chronicle, January 17, 2013
...Aaron Rice, Anthony Roman, Nattapon Sattaphan, Skyla Savoir, Farrana Sooklall, Sariah Stucki, Isabela Stuve, Aviana Tovar, Nichole Vanderpool, Jessica Watson, Khorey Williams...
Forbes.com, January 17, 2013
...people are able to channel anger and frustration into their work." This was an important lesson for Jessica Watson, the Australian sailor who circumnavigated the world alone at only 16 years old. While out at sea, when loneliness or negativity set in,...
Kincardine Independent, January 16, 2013
...and Bonnie (Henry) Watson, of Drayton Valley, Alberta. Loving step-grandfather of Glen and Neil Sutherland; and Ben and Jessica Watson.� Predeceased by his sisters Jeanetta Campbell, Ellen Leggett and Marie Inkster and by his brothers Campbell, Jim and...
BigPond News, January 16, 2013
...Solo around the world sailor Jessica Watson will compete on a skiff in the Milang to Goolwa Classic in South Australia later this month. Watson will crew a 14-footer in the race across Lake Alexandrina and...
Sky News Australia, January 16, 2013
...Solo around the world sailor Jessica Watson will compete on a skiff in the Milang to Goolwa Classic in South Australia later this month. Watson will crew a 14-footer in the race across Lake Alexandrina and...
BigPond Sport, January 15, 2013
...Solo around the world sailor Jessica Watson will compete on a skiff in the Milang to Goolwa Classic. Photo: Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Solo around the world sailor Jessica Watson will compete on a skiff...
Nine MSN, January 15, 2013
...Solo around the world sailor Jessica Watson will compete on a skiff in the Milang to Goolwa Classic in South Australia later this month. Watson will crew a 14-footer in the race across Lake Alexandrina and...