Jessica Watson comes back to Australia

16 years old Jessica Watson is expected to arrive tomorrow in Sydney Harbour Tomorrow after her attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.

The departure was from Sydney, Australia on 18 October 2009.

7 months and probably not granted a World record because of the following:
SSailing website Sail-World.com published an analysis on 3 May 2010 which claims that the expected rhumb line distance travelled by Watson is 19,631.6 nm, which is less than the required distance according to the definition set by the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC), and that the journey will therefore be ineligible to claim world record status for round-the-world journeys. (Wikipedia)

Anyway, sure Australian people will be many to welcome her

WE ARE ALL FANS OF JESS AT SCHOOL. COME HOME SAFE JESS!  AND YOU GET TO MAKE LOTS OF  TOO!!! XXXX

so is it the case that she DID sail successfully around the world but her route was too short?

and how much less than the 19,631  did she sail?

good on her for trying,  glad shes back safe...although  she was very young to be sailing around like that haha!   but i guess thats the point

SHE DID, SHE DID IT, SHE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was there on Saturday, waiting for her at the Sydney's Opera House

It was just fantastic! The crowd was huge and there were so many boats welcoming her!

Got a pic but unfortunately Jessica came a bit late so I ran out of battery

Such an inspiration!!

GREAT PIC MR LOIC!!!!!!!!