"Aussie teen's round-the-world no record: manager" - but jessica has made it anyway

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jessica watson - love this girl, i followed her solo trip around the oceans. she's expected to be back on may 16 in sydney harbour.



But said that the voyage, now in its 200th day, was not "technically" a record.

"Because the World Speed Sailing Racing Council (WSSRC) don't recognise records for under-18s, technically Jesse Martin's record will never be beaten," Fraser (her manager, my note) told commercial radio.
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Fraser said Watson had sailed "the most challenging and treacherous oceans of the world" and satisfied the basic requirements of a solo southern hemisphere circumnavigation by crossing all meridians of longitude, twice sailing over the equator and passing the world's four capes.

"We feel Jessica has every right to enjoy the impending accolades and celebrate being the youngest person to sail solo around the world, non-stop and unassisted, when she sails back into Sydney Harbour," he said.

afp, http://www.france24.com/en/20100505-aussie-teens-round-world-no-record-manager

just wonderful, jessica.
greetings from italy.

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1. Fraser is an Idiot...

With 11 days left at sea no sailor on earth would mock the Gods or fate by crowing to the world about a record they were "going to set"... Why doesn't the moron just announce her boat is "unsinkable" and let it go at that?

Here's wishing best of luck to a brave young woman.