Jessica returns to the Gold Coast to say thank you

1:28 AM Sat 5 Jun 2010 GMT

'Jessica Watson waves this morning as she sails through the Broadwater - photo by Alex Wunderle Seapix Photographics' .

As Jessica Watson, Australia's best-known teenage sailor, called into the Gold Coast this morning, it was a very different picture from that of just eight months ago. Then she sailed in with a broken mast and a voyage in jeopardy, now she was returning triumphant to thank the team at Australian Marine Enterprises and Gold Coast City Marina who did so much to assist her in her solo round world bid. After colliding with a 63,000 tonne cargo ship off Stradbroke Island, Southport was the nearest port. The locals 'did her proud' by repairing her damaged boat to send her ...

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