Day 144 Update and 16,500 Miles
10-Mar-2010
Today marks day 144 of Jessica’s solo circumnavigation, as she sailed past the 16,500 nautical mile (nm) mark of her journey, less than 6,000 nm to her final destination of Sydney Harbour.
JESSICA PASSES 15,000 MILE MARK
28-Feb-2010
Jessica has now sailed pass the 15,000 nautical mile mark of her solo circumnavigation and is currently sailing in light winds in the Indian Ocean.
JESSICA PASSES CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND INTO INDIAN OCEAN
24-Feb-2010
Jessica has just marked another milestone and passed South Africa's Cape of Good Hope and sailed out of the Atlantic Ocean and into the Indian Ocean.
Jessica's Blog Has a New home
22-Feb-2010
Jessica Watson's blog has moved to www.jessicawatson.com.au. Now everyone can access all of Jessica's information in one place. All of the old posts and comments have been transferred over, and Jessica's newest post, Almost Around the World and Why I am Sailing Around the World, has just been published.
More Wind and Across the Prime Meridian
16-Feb-2010
After a few frustrating days without much wind, we are pleased to advise that the conditions have improved for Jessica. The wind has picked up with gusts of up to 30 knots.
UPDATE FOR THE BLOGGERS
10-Feb-2010
Our apologies for the issues with the comments section of Jessica’s blog. The comments are disabled temporarily while we repair a technical issue. We can assure you that we will be back online and functioning again very soon.
Thanks for your patience.
40 Knot Winds and Heading East
06-Feb-2010
Overnight Jessica experienced the edge of the threatening front that has been lingering to the south of her for the past week, with the wind reaching over 4o knots. She has been sailing north to avoid this big front.
Jessica’s Voyage Wall Chart
03-Feb-2010
You and all your friends can now follow Jessica’s voyage on the new wall chart, which Jessica has helped design for all her fans – it’s the perfect way to track her progress and support this amazing young Australian.
JESSICA PASSES 12,500 MILE MARK
03-Feb-2010
Jessica has continued to make good progress this week averaging over 120 nautical miles per day and earlier today passed the 12,500 nautical mile (nm) mark of her around the world voyage.
Jessica’s Book – Around the World
29-Jan-2010
Many fans have made enquiries as to whether Jessica is planning to write a book.
We are pleased to confirm that Jessica will be writing a book about her amazing adventure sailing around the world.














