Jessica Watson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJessica 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 
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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