Jessica Watson

> 10 years ago
Reply
Register to post, see what you've read, and subscribe to topics.
GypsyDrifter
GypsyDrifter
WA
2371 posts
WA, 2371 posts
5 May 2010 3:43pm
doggie said...

So then the point is, advertising


Lordy...I think she deserves what she gets when she is back.
Not a trip I would ever do.
But even though I sailed at a young age...I hate sailing with a passion
So to me she has got guts just to do what she did...
She did choose the shortest safest route...but hey...thats a good thing right?
I am sure little miss Jessy is now all grown up from this experience...and that has to be a good thing too.
But I will be looking forward to the docko...
Paradox
Paradox
QLD
1326 posts
QLD, 1326 posts
5 May 2010 6:33pm
maxm said...

It never was going to be a world record. Even before she left they knew it wasn't ever going to be recognised by any of the authorities.


So why widely promote her aiming to beat Jesse Martin's age circumnavigation record (whether it is still recognised officially or not), and all the fuss about the american girl hot on her tail that would have beaten her record shortly after she set it - when she wasn't even tryng to replicate his achievement.

Sadly it seems that after all the fuss she has achieved neither a record or an official circumnavigation, and never intended to.

Gusty girl, and once again good on her for what she has achieved out on the water, but I question the real motives behind the media and promotion team back here. I fear this will all end up in tears.
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
5 May 2010 11:17pm
Arrgh. The girl reached for glory in a very tough medium.

She is about to achieve what she set out to do.

Nobody can ever take that away from her. If the rules for the record have changed, so what. The main thrust of it is that she did not sail to an antipody (point diametricly opposite to another point) as Jesse Martin did.

She has rounded the three southern most capes so she is not really knockable.

Good to see the record keepers have taken out the "youngest and oldest" rubbish.

Likely the waters between her position and destination are fairly free of inept Chinese mariners so there can be a high expectation of her reaching Sydney without further collissions.
Ian K
Ian K
WA
4169 posts
WA, 4169 posts
6 May 2010 8:53am
A google search of "Circumnavigation rules" comes up with this on Wikipedia.

In yacht racing, a round-the-world route approximating a great circle would be quite impractical, particularly in a non-stop race where use of the Panama and Suez Canals would be impossible. Yacht racing therefore defines a world circumnavigation to be a passage of at least 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) in length which crosses the equator, crosses every meridian and finishes in the same port as it starts.[2]. The map on the left shows the route of the Vendée Globe round-the-world race in red; overlaid in yellow are the points antipodal to all points on the route. It can be seen that the route does not pass through any pairs of antipodal points. Since the winds in the higher latitudes predominantly blow west-to-east it can be seen that there is an easier route (west-to-east) and a harder route (east-to-west) when circumnavigating by sail; this difficulty is magnified for square-rig vessels.
For current sailing records, see article : Around the world sailing record. For around the world sailing records, there is a rule saying that the length must be at least 21,600 nm calculated along the shortest possible track from the starting port and back that does not cross land and does not go below 63°S. It is allowed to have one single waypoint to lengthen the calculated track. The equator must be crossed.[3]


doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
6 May 2010 11:07am
GypsyDrifter said...

doggie said...

So then the point is, advertising


Lordy...I think she deserves what she gets when she is back.
Not a trip I would ever do.
But even though I sailed at a young age...I hate sailing with a passion
So to me she has got guts just to do what she did...
She did choose the shortest safest route...but hey...thats a good thing right?
I am sure little miss Jessy is now all grown up from this experience...and that has to be a good thing too.
But I will be looking forward to the docko...



Ok so, Im not saying what she did wasnt gutsy or brave ect but to risk your life for some sponsorship money and notoriety ect at her age is a bit dumb IMO.

GypsyDrifter
GypsyDrifter
WA
2371 posts
WA, 2371 posts
6 May 2010 2:09pm
The Aussie Apple and pear place (Pink Lady Apples) are looking to take her on board
That has to be good
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
6 May 2010 3:42pm
GypsyDrifter said...

The Aussie Apple and pear place (Pink Lady Apples) are looking to take her on board
That has to be good


Yea ok, so when she gets back how are they going to sponser her? I dont really understand it..
Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
QLD, 5612 posts
6 May 2010 7:25pm
I dont think many people give a rats ar5e about what all these Knockers of Jesse are w4nking on about. Watch the reception she gets when she returns to Sydney. It'll be massive !!! If I was there I'd be out in my boat. Onya Jesse !
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
6 May 2010 5:54pm
Richiefish said...

I dont think many people give a rats ar5e about what all these Knockers of Jesse are w4nking on about. Watch the reception she gets when she returns to Sydney. It'll be massive !!! If I was there I'd be out in my boat. Onya Jesse !


+1
windykid
windykid
QLD
368 posts
QLD, 368 posts
6 May 2010 8:06pm
Richiefish said...

I dont think many people give a rats ar5e about what all these Knockers of Jesse are w4nking on about. Watch the reception she gets when she returns to Sydney. It'll be massive !!! If I was there I'd be out in my boat. Onya Jesse !


+2
maxm
maxm
NSW
864 posts
NSW, 864 posts
6 May 2010 9:55pm
How does Richiefish get all them green thumbs and then the last 2 get red thumbs for agreeing with him? I'll never unnerstand them thumb thingies.

Don't look at me... I didn't thumb any of 'em!
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2575 posts
NSW, 2575 posts
6 May 2010 11:12pm
maxm said...

How does Richiefish get all them green thumbs and then the last 2 get red thumbs for agreeing with him? I'll never unnerstand them thumb thingies.

Don't look at me... I didn't thumb any of 'em!




is that better?
GypsyDrifter
GypsyDrifter
WA
2371 posts
WA, 2371 posts
9 May 2010 11:40pm

Jessica's homecoming ranks among the biggest of Sydney events
ELLIE HARVEY
May 10, 2010


ARRANGEMENTS for the homecoming of teenage sailor Jessica Watson on Saturday are in the same league as New Year's Eve or Mardi Gras, classified by the Roads and Traffic Authority as a ''class one'' event.

Jessica's public relations company, 5 Oceans Media, and government agencies have projected a crowd of 50,000.

Jessica, 16, expects to complete her solo, non-stop and unassisted voyage around the world this weekend. She left Sydney on October 18 and is expected to return through the Heads about 11.30am Saturday, and reach the Opera House an hour later.
j murray
j murray
SA
947 posts
SA, 947 posts
10 May 2010 6:45am

It's a personal triumph.....that can only be good

It could be achievable to many if they had the backing....money..

The media hype ....arrival...and associated ongoings for some months

Will not effect me, I will smile a knowing and ponder how many fish are left

in the sea, to feed the world. The state of the stock market will effect my life

more than, Jessicia's ripple on the ocean
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4105 posts
QLD, 4105 posts
10 May 2010 5:49pm
The stock market had a good (recovery) day today, incidentally.
king of the point
king of the point
WA
1836 posts
WA, 1836 posts
14 May 2010 4:37pm
Why is it ,when a human beats the odds ,concors the oceans of the world the media especially and people, who really fear its beauty and a challenge, continue to commentate negitively.

These people must believe they are the only ones to achieve. Is it because of thier narrow mindedness and limited experience, or egos they have claims to have seen bigger waves ,slayed bigger dragon and or is it because they have been beaten down by the power of the ocean and been defeated........ they find the only way is to talked down this world beating event.

Well couch sitters ,knockers and ocean slayers ............she has achieved one of the greatest things anyone can do on the ocean ever, so swollow yr attitude and so called worldly land loving job and limitted ocen experience and may be you can learn something from this unbelievable achievement.

Put your head over the side and SPEW a bit harder you land lovers.

You broke the record and establishments back (ouch)...........well done you champion
maxm
maxm
NSW
864 posts
NSW, 864 posts
14 May 2010 7:56pm
king of the point said...

... You broke the record and establishments back (ouch)...........well done you champion


I think that's probably the reason why right there - her PR people keep claiming she's broken a record. She hasn't. She's done a round the world trip. Good stuff, well done and all that. But it ain't a record...
Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
QLD, 5612 posts
15 May 2010 3:05pm
She's done it ! HOORAY for Jesse !!
kiter666
kiter666
QLD
49 posts
QLD, 49 posts
15 May 2010 3:16pm
What an amazing acheivement. Congrats to Jessica. Can't believe i agree with kop, but as Jess said before she started, it's not about the record, it's about her sailing around the world. One of very few people who have actually lived their dream. Onya girl
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
15 May 2010 3:29pm
+1
thommo 000
thommo 000
1670 posts
1670 posts
15 May 2010 1:35pm
good stuff, well done, welcome back home young lady.
choco
choco
SA
4186 posts
SA, 4186 posts
15 May 2010 3:54pm
Fantastic effort!!
knigit
knigit
WA
319 posts
WA, 319 posts
15 May 2010 2:25pm
Yep, well done. The huge welcome was brilliant to see. It's a shame good ole k rudd just couldn't miss the press opportunity
ka025
ka025
QLD
181 posts
QLD, 181 posts
15 May 2010 4:52pm
A brilliant acheivement!!! Just goes to show what people can acheive with the right amounts of determination!!
Broken Mast
Broken Mast
QLD
44 posts
QLD, 44 posts
15 May 2010 5:53pm
Good stuff Jessica. An achievement to be proud of.
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
QLD, 7436 posts
15 May 2010 6:47pm
Amazing coverage. It was about 5 hours tv non stop. Lots of idle banter filling the sound track and it got a bit repetitive.

As for the pollies, on occasions like that you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. I think they spoke well and Kev hit the right tone.

Jess spoke very well herself. She's really something. "Live your dream" - not a bad message.
theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
5786 posts
NSW, 5786 posts
15 May 2010 6:58pm


philmb
philmb
WA
110 posts
WA, 110 posts
15 May 2010 7:06pm
WELL DONE JESS I RECKON!!

She's fkn cool.
GypsyDrifter
GypsyDrifter
WA
2371 posts
WA, 2371 posts
15 May 2010 7:13pm
Well done Jess...
I was one that wanted you to do it..
But did not think it would happen...

I was so very teary deary watching you walk the "pink" carpet.
Ya....top little lady I hope she has a good rest and all this was good for her!
I am looking forward to the Doco

Can you imagine sleeping on a stable bed tonight after all that time at sea...
I use to do 3 weeks at a time at sea..and it took at least 3 days to not
hit the sides of the walls when you went to the loo
choco
choco
SA
4186 posts
SA, 4186 posts
15 May 2010 9:10pm
what are the odds of the next lot of boat people coming to Australia in pink boats? after seeing Jessica's welcome.
Please Register, or first...
Topics Subscribe Reply