Jessica Watson

Jessica Watson navigated some of the world’s most controlling oceans and survived seven knockdowns and 210 days alone at sea to become the youngest person to sail alone nonstop around the world aged 16. on completion of the voyage Jessica was met by the prime minister who declared her an Australian hero. In a simple speech that won admiration across Australian and around the world she responded to the Prime Minister by announcing that she disagreed with him that she didn’t consider herself a hero just an ‘ordinary person, who had a dream, worked hard at it and proved that anything really is possible.