Fed: Watson expected to end record attempt in early May

AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2010
Fed: Watson expected to end record attempt in early May

Teenage solo sailor JESSICA WATSON is heading towards the Great Australian Bight after
reaching Australian waters overnight.

The 16-year-old Sunshine Coast teenager expects to pass Cape Leeuwin .. the most southwesterly
point on the Australian mainland .. sometime today.

JESSICA .. who is aiming to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world ..

is expected to complete her record-breaking journey about seven weeks ahead of schedule.

She has under seven-thousand-500 kilometres remaining of her 42-thousand thousand kilometre
attempt.

Her manager says JESSICA is hoping to land beside the Sydney Opera House in the first
week of May.

AAP RTV bzs/sw/wz

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