WHAT A WEEK FOR JESSICA!

16-Jan-2010

What a week it has been for Jessica Watson.

After experiencing the thrill of safely rounding Cape Horn, she then sailed passed the 10,000 nautical mile mark yesterday and to top off the best week of her voyage to date, her parents Julie and Roger finally got to see Jessica in Ella’s Pink Lady as they circled overhead in a small plane in what was a magic moment for them all.

We will share more details of the flyover with everyone tomorrow. 

Jessica is now looking forward to the second half of the journey.

“This week has just been a dream come true. It is exciting to be at the half way point, but we still have a long way to go, so it is business as usual again,” said Jessica. 

Jessica has asked us to post a special note of gratitude to everyone for their incredible support this week. She has had so much support that the website crashed briefly when we posted the announcement that she had rounded Cape Horn.

 To the bloggers, you are now Jessica’s extended family with almost 1,000 comments on her last posting, setting a new record for the most comments!. 

Finally, to the media, thank you for the positive coverage which has been widespread not only in Australia, but right around the globe. We appreciate it.