Water Dissolves Water (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
1. Today was the first day of my nine-day Thanksgiving vacation. I'll be travelling in a few days. but today I celebrated by spending the afternoon at a chan temple ( chan is the Chinese form of Zen, the ancestor tradition to the younger Japanese lineage). The temple was new to me, but it had apparently opened on the other side of the city about a year ago, and a friend had invited me to attend an...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Sydney - Australian teenager Jessica Watson has crossed the equator and set a course south for Cape Horn in her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. We are just so pleased, mother Julie Watson said in a statement Thursday...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
An Australian schoolgirl bidding to become the youngest solo round-the-world sailor crossed the equator on Thursday, in what her supporters dubbed a "significant landmark" in her record attempt. Jessica Watson, 16, entered the northern hemisphere just over a month after leaving Sydney in her bright pink 10-metre (33-foot) yacht "Ella's Pink Lady", and two days ahead of schedule....
The Age (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Teenage adventurer Jessica Watson has crossed the equator one month into her bid to sail solo around the world.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
TEENAGE adventurer Jessica Watson has crossed the equator one month into her bid to sail solo around the world.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Jessica Watson crosses equator Teen adventurer one month into journey Attempting to sail solo around world
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
SOLO around-the-world sailor Jessica Watson was poised to cross the equator today after celebrating the milestone earlier last night with a phone call to friends and relatives partying in New Zealand.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
One month after setting sail from Sydney, teenage adventurer Jessica Watson has almost reached the equator.
The Age (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
One month after setting sail from Sydney, teenage adventurer Jessica Watson has almost reached the equator.
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
JESSICA Watson will be preparing for bad weather. Thunderstorms are forecast for the Line Islands group including Kiribati, where she is due to cross the Equator this week.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
TEENAGER Jessica Watson is on course to tick off her first major milestone in her solo circumnavigation of the world when she crosses the equator next week, exactly a month after leaving Sydney.
Outposts (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Many are following Jessica Watson's journey around the world in a 34-foot pink sailboat. The 16-year-old Australian adventurer has maintained high spirits and a sense of humor since departing Sydney on Oct. 18, and is currently in the South Pacific...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Sydney - Australian teenager Jessica Watson said Saturday that loneliness was not an issue as she passed the two-week mark in her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unaided around the world. Jessica, 16, set sail from Sydney on Octobe...
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
TEENAGE sailor Jessica Watson is facing her first serious weather test on her round-the-world voyage as winds challenge her journey towards the equator.
Outposts (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Australian teen sailor Jessica Watson, 19 days into her planned voyage around the world, has reached the 2,000-mile mark as she sails to the north toward the equator. She's currently passing the Tonga islands, heading toward American Samoa. After a...
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