Jessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo global circumnavigation[1] at the age of 16. Departing Sydney on 18 October 2009, Watson headed northeast, crossing the equator in the Pacific Ocean before crossing the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
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What happened to Jessica Watson?
Cameron Dale, the long-term partner of around-the-world sailor Jessica Watson has died in a Gold Coast hospital, six weeks after suffering a catastrophic stroke.
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Watson initially rose to fame in 2009, when she became the youngest person to sail solo around the world, unassisted.
Since arriving back in Sydney Harbour on May 15, 2010, as the youngest person to sail, solo and non-stop, around the world — Watson has completed a Bachelor of Arts from Melbourne’s Deakin University and a Master of Business Administration from the AIM’s Business School.
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