Jessica Watson Bio, Height, Weight, Family, Facts, Yacht, Instagram, Wikipedia

Jessica Watson OAM is an Australian sailor.

Watson departed Sydney on October 18, 2009, and headed northeast, crossing the equator in the Pacific Ocean before crossing the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. She sailed back to Sydney on May 15, 2010.

Upon completion of the voyage, Jessica Watson wrote a book about her experience, titled True Spirit which was published by Hachette Australia and released on July 29, 2010.

Jessica was named Young Australian of the Year in 2011 and was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2012.

Watson is the co-founder of a marine start-up, Deckee.com and a Youth Ambassador for The United Nations World Food Programme.

A film adaption of Jessica’s story is set to be released on Netflix on February 3, 2023.

Jessica Watson is currently an in-demand corporate speaker and a management consultant in Deloitte’s Human Capital consulting team.

Jessica Watson Height

Jessica Watson stands at a height of 5 feet and 4 inches (1.63 m) tall.

Jessica Watson Weight

Jessica Watson’s weight is unknown.

Jessica Watson Family

Jessica Watson is the daughter of Roger Watson and Julie Watson. She has three siblings; Hannah Watson, Emily Watson and Tom Watson.

Jessica Watson Facts

Jessica Watson survived seven knockdowns and 210 days alone at sea to become the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop around the world, aged 16.

Jessica Watson Yacht

In December 2011, Jessica skippered the youngest crew ever to compete in the iconic Sydney to Hobart yacht race. The youth crew finish second in their division, and Jessica was awarded the Jane Tate trophy for the first female skipper.

Jessica Watson Instagram

Jessica Watson is active on Instagram under the username (@jessicawatson_93) with 12.1K followers.

Jessica Watson Wikipedia

Jessica Watson is featured on Wikipedia.

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