See: Australian teen completes round-the-world sail
The route took Watson through some of the world's most treacherous waters, and the teen battled through monstrous storms, suffering seven knockdowns.
Watson said she had moments of doubt during those times, but generally kept her spirits up.
"Amazingly, I just enjoyed it much, much more than I ever thought I would and handled the challenges better than I thought," she told journalists. "You don't actually have a choice - you're in the middle of a storm, you're being knocked down - you can't fall apart."
Joshua Slocum was the first person to sail solo around the world. His was a much more leisurely passage. He was not in a hurry. His trip took over 3 years.
Many others have followed in Slocum's wake. Some have done it to be the first, the youngest, the fastest or for any other of a number of reasons.
Few seize the opportunity to complete an audacious achievement. Fewer still succeed. We can celebrate the courage and the daring to do a great thing. We can celebrate those that succeed.
Jessica Watson has succeeded.
Her effort and her success are worth celebrating.
Good work Jessica.
Hey Syrah - this is realwest - just had to say, again, Congratulations to her; sailing around the World solo is a phenonminal accomplishment, and going around Cape Horn in a 34 foot sailboat, alone, musta been a very scary experience in and of itself!
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