Jessica Watson - Solo Sailor Rounds Cape Horn!!

Ed she sounds so positive when you watch her video's.

She has suffered some heavy weather and rounded the Horn in 40 knot winds but she takes it all in her stride.

Fantastic effort!!

Gday

That's not a nice thing to say. She is a young lady who is testing herself to the extreme limit . And I say good on her for trying.
Have you done that Stu-K?

Murray

He's just stating the facts Murray. The news media have already written the headlines (as they do) for win, loss or draw :-))

KK

Yeah just the facts. I also agree good on her for having a go, hopefully she will be lucky.
Yes I have tested my limit many times, sports bikes(zx12, r1, blades etc) road and track. I have had friends die, disabled, jailed we all tested the limit.

Yep, i knocked her at first too. Until i read her first couple of blogs and have been following her ever since. She's a helluva lot more mature and game then i am thats for sure.

But seeing first hand what the pirates of today are capable of i just hope and pray that they have done there research and have some protection for her when she nears African waters. She is a sitting duck, and she has some very expensive gear onboard, not too mention all the sponsors too. dont think they would sit back and just let her be held captive with there name all over the boat.

Best of luck to her though. But definitely not what i would be doing if i was 16 again and had her dollars.

Boss,
Her passage past the Horn of Africe will be so far south that she will not even sight land.

There are two reasons for this passage, the lesser of the two is to be way out of range of Somalian and other pirates. They operate on the African east coast more toward the north where the sea conditions and pickings are more favourable.

The major reason for the deep south is the roaring forties, those trade winds the old Dutch East India traders used to ride until nearly WA and then turn north toward Indonesia.

Her next land sighting should be the south west corner of Western Australia, that's a long passage in open ocean.

Whilst rounding the tip of South America is a major milestone and a great achievement in Jessica's journey the toughest bit is still to come.

Geoff

As i said to her knockers from day one. I hope she gives you the good old Aussie finger as she cruises in through the heads on her way home. Too many people ready to put her down from the start. Good on you Jess you have my respect.
Duke