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On May 15, 2010, after 210 days at sea and more than 22,000 nautical miles, 16-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her 33-foot boat triumphantly back to land. She had done it. She was the youngest person to sail solo, unassisted, and nonstop around the world. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Jessica spent years preparing for this moment, years focused on achieving her dream. Yet only eight months before, she collided with a 63,000-ton freighter. It seemed to many that sheand#8217;d failed before sheand#8217;d even begun, but Jessica brushed herself off, held her head high, and kept going. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Told in Jessicaand#8217;s own words, andlt;Iandgt;True Spirit andlt;/Iandgt;is the story of her epic voyage. It tells how a young girl, once afraid of everything, decided to test herself on an extraordinary adventure that included gale-force winds, mountainous waves, hazardous icebergs, and extreme loneliness on a vast sea, with no land in sight and no help close at hand. andlt;Iandgt;True Spirit andlt;/Iandgt;is an inspiring story of risk, guts, determination, and achievement that ultimately proves we all have the power to live our dreamsand#8212;no matter how big or small.
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"True Spirit" is Jessica Watson's own account of becoming, at just sixteen, the youngest person to ever sail solo, non-stop and unassisted the world.
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*Now a Netflix film* The inspiring true story of Jessica Watson--an Australian teenager who set out to sail solo around the world On May 15, 2010, after 210 days at sea and more than 22,000 nautical miles, 16-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her 33-foot boat triumphantly back to land. She had done it. She was the youngest person to sail solo, unassisted, and nonstop around the world.
Jessica spent years preparing for this moment, years focused on achieving her dream. Yet only eight months before, she collided with a 63,000-ton freighter. It seemed to many that she'd failed before she'd even begun, but Jessica brushed herself off, held her head high, and kept going.
Told in Jessica's own words, True Spirit is the story of her epic voyage. It tells how a young girl, once afraid of everything, decided to test herself on an extraordinary adventure that included gale-force winds, mountainous waves, hazardous icebergs, and extreme loneliness on a vast sea, with no land in sight and no help close at hand. True Spirit is an inspiring story of risk, guts, determination, and achievement that ultimately proves we all have the power to live our dreams--no matter how big or small.
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True Spirit is Jessica Watson's own account of becoming, at just sixteen, the youngest person to ever sail solo, non-stop and unassisted the world.
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Originally published Sydney: Hachette Australia, 2010.
About the Author
Jessica Watson was born on May 18th, 1993andnbsp;on the Gold Coast of Australiaandnbsp;. On May 15, 2010, at justandnbsp;sixteen, andnbsp;she became the the youngest person to have ever sail solo, unassisted and non-stop around the globe.