Sunday, May 16, 2010
 
 Quote of the Day: Jessica Watson, The Girl Who Sailed Around the World

   "You don't have to be someone special or anything special to achieve something amazing, you've just got to have a dream, believe in it and work hard." - Jessica Watson, 16, on a triumphant return to Sydney, after a 23,000 nautical mile (about 38,000km), 210-day voyage and setting the new world record for the Youngest to circumnavigate the globe nonstop and unassisted.

   Photo: Watson's 23,000 nautical mile journey took her through some of the world's most challenging and treacherous waters / AFP (enlarge photo)

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