AAP General News (Australia)
04-10-2010
Fed: Watson celebrates entering Aust waters with Vegemite feast
Teenage solo sailor JESSICA WATSON has reached Australian waters and has feasted on
squid .. prawns and Vegemite crackers to celebrate the milestone.
The 16 year-old has described the achievement in her blog as a really special moment.
JESSICA .. who is aiming to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world ..
is expected to complete her record-breaking journey about seven weeks ahead of schedule.
She has less than 4000 nautical miles remaining of her 23 thousand-nautical mile attempt.
In the next week the teenage sailer will pass under the Great Australian Bight and
head south to Tasmania.
Her manager says JESSICA is hoping to make a grand dry land return beside the Sydney
Opera House in the first week of May.
AAP RTV bzs/sw
KEYWORD: SAIL (SYDNEY)
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