Jessica Watson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jessica Watson

sailor

Date of Birth: 18-May-1993

Place of Birth: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Profession: writer, diplomat, blogger, explorer, seafarer, autobiographer, traveller

Nationality: Australia, New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Jessica Watson

  • Jessica Watson, OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for completing a southern hemisphere solo circumnavigation at the age of 16.
  • Departing Sydney on 18 October 2009, Watson headed north-east, crossing the equator in the Pacific Ocean before crossing the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
  • She returned to Sydney on 15 May 2010, three days before her 17th birthday, though the voyage was ultimately shorter than the required 21,600 nautical miles to be considered a global circumnavigation.
  • In recognition of her achievement Watson was named the 2011 Young Australian of the Year, and the following year was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia.
  • She currently resides in Buderim, Queensland.

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