Jesse Martin to set off to sea in a Contessa 26



8:53 PM Sat 9 Oct 2010 GMT
'Jesse Martin' .
Australian sailor Jesse Martin, who remains the youngest solo non-stop unassisted sailor to cross opposite points of the globe in a single round the world voyage, and the young sailor that inspired fellow Australian sailor Jessica Watson in her solo voyage, is to set to sea again. The young sailor, who has had an adventurous life since his record setting journey, has purchased a Contessa 26 - an ideal yacht for a solo sailor - in Miami Florida, and is off to Miami in two weeks to sail it back to Australia. The Contessa 26 is the yacht that was ...


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