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| Jessica Watson Thread...; On the sea again... | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 18 2009, 11:11 AM (88 Views) | |
| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Oct 18 2009, 11:11 AM Post #1 |
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Now cos I'm too lazy to type. To those who don't know who she is, Wikipedia tells us:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Watson Quite accurate, and to the point. But they left the word 'solo' out Record previously held by Jesse Martin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Martin The thing is though, that by this stage of the game Jesse had had one less major mishap: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26047924-952,00.html There is also an on-going debate, one that I'm sure was also had when Jesse Martin was about to set sail about parental responsibility and whether a 16 year old should be allowed to set sail solo around the world. What do you guys think? Anyway. I plan on following the journey in this thread. Who's with me? EDIT: Oh, and by the way. She set sail today: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26225877-29277,00.html Edited by Sayf Udeen Ismaeel, Oct 18 2009, 11:12 AM.
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| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Oct 25 2009, 05:07 AM Post #2 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Watson#Departure Is it me, or is this about the extent of coverage we've had of her? 
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| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Oct 25 2009, 11:10 AM Post #3 |
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Teen sailor Abby Sunderland takes on Jessica Watson A YOUNG Californian sailor is preparing to break Jessica Watson's solo yacht record - even before the hopeful Queensland teen achieves the feat. Backing 16-year-old Watson's quest to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone, Abby Sunderland says critics of young yachties should bite their tongues. "I think that people our age should be allowed to do this if they are capable of it," Sunderland told The Sunday Mail. Watson, now one week into her journey, is five months older than Sunderland, who aims to set off in late November on her six-month voyage. Sunderland's brother Zac completed his around-the-world solo mission in July at age 17. Far from trash-talking her Sunshine Coast rival, Sunderland gave Watson her blessing. "I've been following her trip. It's nice to know there's somebody else out there who is as crazy as me," she said. She said Watson's infamous cargo ship collision was not her fault and urged the Sunshine Coast teen to realise her dreams. "I felt bad for her after she hit the ship because freak accidents happen out there," she said. "You fall asleep at the wrong minute and you end up hitting a ship. "She's got a lot of people telling her she shouldn't do it but it could happen to anybody, no matter their experience." Watson's yacht, Ella's Pink Lady, collided with a cargo ship off North Stradbroke Island during a trial run. Critics including Premier Anna Bligh encouraged her to rethink her ambition. Sunderland, who has dreamed of achieving the same goal since she was 13, hopes to one day meet Watson. "I'd like to make the record but there's still such a big possibility that something will mess up in my trip," Sunderland said. "It's an attempt – nothing's for sure." She is on the verge of securing a boat but says she needs more money to properly deck it out with the required technical facilities. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26257595-421,00.html Hah! I hope she doesn't get it for the sake of my 
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| sabre | Oct 25 2009, 11:21 AM Post #4 |
Super Spok to the rescue!
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mind that boat *crash* |
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| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Oct 25 2009, 11:42 AM Post #5 |
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| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Oct 31 2009, 02:52 PM Post #6 |
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Watson faces mental challenge - solo sailor A NEW Zealand sailor, who limped into Hobart with a broken mast after 10 weeks at sea, has warned of the loneliness Queensland teenager Jessica Watson faces on her record solo sailing attempt. Phillip Zwies, 27, from Invercargill on the southern tip of New Zealand, was sailing solo from Capetown, South Africa to home when a freak wave snapped his mast just two weeks into a 10-week journey. "There was still about eight metres left of the mast so I made up a jury rig," Mr Zwies said. "It took about two weeks longer than expected to get this far, but I still had plenty of food and water so I didn't need to stop anywhere sooner. "Hobart's just around the corner from home, so I stopped here to get it fixed." Mr Zwies departed New Zealand on his 9.75m yacht, 20 months ago en route to South America before sailing to South Africa and then home. He said he heard of Jessica Watson's non-stop attempt to sail solo around the world when he landed in Hobart and said she faced a major psychological challenge. "That's going to take her 10 months or something and that's a lot of time to be on your own," he said. "Her biggest problem will be the psychology of being on your own for that long." Mr Zwies said he expects to leave Hobart in a week. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26286953-29277,00.html |
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