The Australian Hero
By: Tomer and Isidora Fridman
The 16 year old, Jessica Watson recently spent 7 months sailing solo. For 210 days, this adventurous Aussie skippered her pink, 34-foot yacht around the world.
On Saturday afternoon,Watson sailed into the Sydney Harbor to be greeted by tens of thousands of cheering spectators.
“I haven’t seen a person for almost seven months and suddenly there’s just people everywhere — you know, faces, so much color, so much noise, so much everything,” she told a news conference. “All I’ve seen for so long is empty waves, so it was amazing and very overwhelming. At the same time, I achieved what I set out to.”
But there is a controversy that Jessica may not technically stand as the youngest to sail around the world. Some are saying that she did not sail far enough to take the record. However, Jessica has shrugged off the accusations and currently remains proud of her feat and happy to be on dry land.
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