Jessica Watson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jessica Watson
Occupation	Explorer
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1993(1993-05-18)
Age	31
Birthplace	Gold Coast
Country	Australia
Birth City	Queensland
Horoscope	Taurus

Jessica Watson Biography

Jessica Watson is one of the most popular and richest Explorer who was born on May 18, 1993 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Explorer, who became one of the youngest people to travel unaided across the globe and not stop until May 2010. The trip covered 21,600 nautical miles from October 2009 until May 2010.

She was able to circumnavigate the globe, much like She successfully circumnavigated the globe like Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first person to do so. and was also the very first to complete the feat.

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.

Watson had been planning to complete a solo non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation since at least early 2008. Officially announced in May 2009, the journey was expected to take eight months with an estimated distance of 23,000 nautical miles. To fulfill the plan of sailing non-stop and unassisted, during the journey no other person would be allowed to give her anything and she must not moor to any port or other boat, although advice over radio communication would be permitted.

Their parents were New Zealanders Roger as well as Julie Watson.

Jessica Watson Net Worth

Jessica Watson is one of the richest Explorer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jessica Watson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a family member aboard a cruiser that was a cabin for five years. In addition, she stayed in an oversized double-decker bus.

Some have criticized her due to her voyage not meeting the official World Sailing Speed Record Council requirements.

Watson was born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The second of four children of New Zealander couple Roger and Julie Watson, who moved to Australia in 1987, she has dual Australian and New Zealand citizenship. She has an older sister (Emily) and younger brother and sister (Tom and Hannah). All four took sailing lessons as children, and the family went on to live on board a 16-metre cabin cruiser for five years, the children being home schooled via distance learning. Later they lived on a purpose-built double decker bus for some time. When Watson was eleven and they were still living on the boat, her mother read Jesse Martin’s book Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit to the children as a bedtime story. This led to Watson forming the ambition, at age 12, to sail around the world too.

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Who is Jessica Watson Dating?

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Since completing her circumnavigation, Watson has been recognised with a number of awards. These include the “Spirit of Sport” award from the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, and “Young Performer of the Year” for 2010, an award voted by the Australian public and presented at the annual Sports Performer Awards in Melbourne.

Facts & Trivia

Jessica Ranked on the list of most popular Explorer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Jessica Watson celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.

On 3 May, Watson rounded the South East Cape of Tasmania and began heading north to Sydney, her final destination. She completed her journey on day 210 of her voyage at 1:53 pm on 15 May 2010 when she arrived in Sydney Harbour. Her 17th birthday was three days later.

Where is Jessica Watson now?

In recognition of her attempt 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.

Does Jessica Watson have a husband?

Cameron Dale, the long-term partner of Queensland solo sailing star Jessica Watson, has died , aged 29, following a catastrophic stroke. Watson, who became the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world more than 10 years ago, on Wednesday evening confirmed the tragic loss of her fellow boat lover.

Did Jessica Watson actually sail around the world?

When 16-year-old Jessica Watson sailed into Sydney Harbour on 15 May 2010, to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world , she inspired a nation.

What did Jessica Watson discover?

Resilience was instrumental to Jessica’s ability to overcome the many challenges faced during more than three years of preparation and 210 days alone at sea. She discovered that the key to mental strength was to break big goals down and focus only on the next few miles or the next small goal during tough times.

How old is Jessica Watson now?

29 years (May 18, 1993)