Jessica Watson Age: How old is Jessica Watson now?

Jessica Watson is 29 years old now.

Jessica celebrates her birthday every May 18. She was born on May 18, 1993 in Gold Coast, Australia to Roger Watson and Julie Watson. She has three siblings; Hannah Watson, Emily Watson and Tom Watson.

At age 11, Jessica’s mother read Jesse Martin’s book Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit to the children as a bedtime story. This led to Jessica Watson’s aspiration at age 12, to sail around the world.

The Australian sailor Watson departed Sydney on October 18, 2009, and headed northeast, crossing the equator in the Pacific Ocean before crossing the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. She returned to Sydney on May 15, 2010.

During the navigation, she survived seven knockdowns and 210 days alone at sea to become the youngest person to sail solo, around the world, aged 16.

Upon completion of the voyage, Jessica Watson wrote a book about her experience, True Spirit published by Hachette Australia. It was released on July 29, 2010.

Watson also filmed a documentary while at sea. It was narrated by Sir Richard Branson and premiered on ONEHD on 16 August 2010, before being released on DVD along with a CD album on August 20, 2010. A film adaption of Jessica’s story is set to be released on Netflix on February 3, 2023.

Jessica was named Young Australian of the Year in 2011 and was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012.

Jessica Watson was a founding member of the marine start-up Deckee.com. She is currently an in-demand corporate speaker and a management consultant in Deloitte’s Human Capital consulting team.