Lies, Damn Lies, and PR Spin



11:17 PM Thu 6 May 2010 GMT
'Bob Fisher'
I stand in awe at the achievement of Jessica Watson. That one so young has had the fortitude to withstand the elements of the oceans alone and unaided for the 200 plus-day duration of a voyage through some of the most hostile waters on the planet, should be more than enough to warrant our appreciation of her seamanship and raw guts. This is no easy voyage. It is one whose demands would leave the majority of us carefully looking the other way and making excuses as we exited stage left. It has been a truly wondrous performance by this Australian ...


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