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Alex, remember? Watson battered by 10 metre waves
4 hours 49 minutes ago


Watson has sailed past the 11,000 nautical mile mark on her solo circumnavigation attempt.
(www.jessicawatson.com.au)

Solo sailor Watson battles 'angry grey ocean'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/05/2785652.htm
Teen sailor Watson closes on Cape
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/13/2791195.htm
Jessica Watson rounds Cape
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/14/2791889.htm

Teen sailor Jessica Watson says she has survived her toughest test to date with her yacht
being slammed on its side four times by rogue waves and cyclonic winds in the Atlantic ocean.

Watson's online blog says after experiencing her first knockdown - which is when the mast goes
below horizontal and into the sea - she then suffered three more during the eight-hour storm.

She was battered with wind gusts of up to 70 knots and a swell up to 10 metres.

During yesterday's storm, Watson sailed past the 11,000 nautical mile mark on her solo circumnavigation attempt.

Despite the horrific conditions and some minor damage, both Jessica and Ella's Pink Lady emerged mostly unscathed.

"We certainly copped a pounding out here, but we came through it all OK," she said.

"It's times like this when you realise why good preparation of the boat is so important. She handled it well."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/24/2799794.htm?section=justin

Home blog of Jessica Watson's .. a courageous young lady .. http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/