Official Jessica Watson Blog

It’s been another busy week. Starting with the book, (which is now finished and has gone to print!), getting my L’s, interviews for the documentary down in Sydney, more interviews, plus all sorts of other odds and ends, including getting Ella’s Pink Lady out again this afternoon with a few friends.

Ella’s Pink Lady still gets a steady stream of visitors coming down to take a look from the shore and I’m sure she was as happy to get out on the water today as I was. It was great to go for a nice easy sail out around Old Woman Island with a bunch of girls. Sort of Champagne sailing, but without the champagne!

The documentary is coming together well, thanks to a lot of hard work from all the guys in the edit suite. There’s some pretty fun clips, as well as a lot of stuff from the voyage that I struggle to watch, as it’s way too powerful for me. I’m also really excited because we’ve confirmed a very special guest who is going to do the voiceover on the doco. I won’t say who it is just yet, but stay tuned!   

I’ve not been able to get up a lot of driving time yet. Just a few quick drives in Sydney (Frase was very brave to let me take the wheel of his car!) and on the Sunshine Coast where Dad put on a helmet before getting in the car with me!

Getting the book to print so fast has been a pretty amazing team effort with a lot of overtime, particularly from Vanessa, my publisher at Hachette – thanks Vanessa! And also to Mum, Dad and Bruce for all the time spent checking over dates and facts. I’m happy that I’ve put my best effort into the book, so from here on, all I can do is hope that everyone enjoys it too!  

Lots of exciting things planned as always, but sadly it’s also looking like there’s going to be a little time for getting stuck into some maths before the book launch. This will be on 29 July, followed by the Sydney International Boat Show, then lots of travelling during August and September.