Jessica Watson Completes Round the World Adventure
Round the world sailor Jessica Watson arrives back in Sydney
She has battled mountainous seas, intense loneliness and critics who said she would never make it.
But teenage sailor Jessica Watson has finally navigated her tiny yacht home to Sydney.
As she entered Sydney Harbour, escorted by a cloud of small craft and larger vessels, she knew she [...]
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Source: Wired News
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Source: Brisbane Times
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Source: Sail World (press release)
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Source: Bay Area Indymedia
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Source: Sail World (press release)
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Source: Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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Source: Sail World
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Source: News14.com
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Source: Mississippi Press (blog)
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Source: SunHerald.com
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Source: Mother Nature Network
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Source: Houston Chronicle
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Source: Palm Beach Post
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Source: Treehugger
