5/12/2009

Sailboat around the world solo: the youngest ever


Jessica Watson it's setting off for a 7 to 8 month of sailing around the world, a little thing only 22,ooo nmiles. It's tough even for a middle aged like me, Jessica is 17!. A baby.
She is planning to do that emulating the adventures of Kay Cottee, the first woman to sail solo non-stop unassisted around the world and Jesse Martin, the youngest person to do so, Jessica Watson has set her sights on shattering Jesse’s record. The rule are written on the stone: return by means of wind to the starting point, the craft may be anchored or beached during the attempt, but any repairs must be made entirely by the crew without outside resources or materials. And solo means there is only one person aboard that cannot accept any kind of outside assistance. Tomorrow everybody is invited to the press conference at Rivergate Marina and Shipyard (Brisbane) for 10.30am SHARP, to hear from the adventurer and solo sailor Don McIntyre and Jessica in flesh and bones their major announcement to the world.
What else, at least in these few days, don't make her feeling to be alone and click to her blog site