True Spirit: The Aussie girl who took on the world

There is something different about adventurers; about the way their minds work.They look at the world as a place of challenges and though they know what fear is, they refuse to be hindered by it. 'Inspiring, personal and heartfelt' HERALD SUN'A simple yet addictive narrative . . . stirring stuff' COURIER-MAILOn 15 May 2010, after 210 days at sea and 24,285 nautical miles, sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson sailed her yacht, Ella's Pink Lady, triumphantly back into Sydney Harbour.She had become the youngest person to sail solo, unassisted and non-stop around the world, writing her name in the mostly male-dominated record books. With a major feature film soon to be released, this book, told in Jessica's own words, shares with us her childhood, her dyslexia, her inspiration, her years of planning and her preparation.While many doubted her, she tells how a disaster at the very start gave her the confidence she needed to set sail.Taking us onboard the day-to-day of the journey and disclosing h