Pic: Working away at the nav station, my favorite place to sit!
Well that's it, the last of my fresh fruit. I've just been savoring my last orange and I'm sure going to miss fresh fruit! And on the subject of food today I pulled out my first new food bag. A food bag lasts 14 days. It feels like a bit of a milestone and I'm looking forward to dinner tonight because I get first pick of meals. By the end of the week all the good stuff will be gone and I'll be back to eating all my second favorites.
Progress has been a little slower today with the wind dropping right out to pretty much nothing for a while last night, then coming round on to Pink Lady's nose this morning. But we're still eating away at the miles and getting very close to the edge of the chart. So I pulled out a new chart and spent the afternoon looking over it studying up on areas we're sailing into. It feels
like we're really getting into unfamiliar waters now, I've never sailed this far east before so it's all new and exciting stuff from here.
I'm a bit annoyed with myself at the moment after thinking it was calm enough to open a hatch and being quickly shown otherwise by a wave breaking over the deck and pouring right into the cabin. There's some wet salty clothing hanging up, but it’s all drying quickly now.
Also, sorry about the delay in getting a tracking map up, but the team will have something on the website for you all next week to follow.
Alright I'm going to sign off now because I'm off to do something brave, daring and possibly a little reckless. I'm going to open the bag labeled 'School Work'. OK, so maybe I'm being a bit of a drama queen, but wish me luck on this one!
Hope everyone's having good weekends.
Jesse
Progress has been a little slower today with the wind dropping right out to pretty much nothing for a while last night, then coming round on to Pink Lady's nose this morning. But we're still eating away at the miles and getting very close to the edge of the chart. So I pulled out a new chart and spent the afternoon looking over it studying up on areas we're sailing into. It feels
like we're really getting into unfamiliar waters now, I've never sailed this far east before so it's all new and exciting stuff from here.
I'm a bit annoyed with myself at the moment after thinking it was calm enough to open a hatch and being quickly shown otherwise by a wave breaking over the deck and pouring right into the cabin. There's some wet salty clothing hanging up, but it’s all drying quickly now.
Also, sorry about the delay in getting a tracking map up, but the team will have something on the website for you all next week to follow.
Alright I'm going to sign off now because I'm off to do something brave, daring and possibly a little reckless. I'm going to open the bag labeled 'School Work'. OK, so maybe I'm being a bit of a drama queen, but wish me luck on this one!
Hope everyone's having good weekends.
Jesse
341 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 341 of 341Hi Jess,
Keep up the good-work, what sort of home-work have you been set?
Speaking as a sailor who rarely pokes the bow outside Moreton Bay I'm hugely impressed with your efforts to date.
Regards Tan Anu
Hi Jesse,Good to hear that all is going well.Do you have to post school work online? Have a great day! Cheers!
Hi Jess,
Good luck! I think you are amazing - it's a wonderful thing to have a dream and to pursue it as you have done.
Keep safe and God bless.
I smile every time I read your blog. I don't always comment, but I'm always here reading. Your so inspiring!!
Sandi :)
Hi Jessica,
Great pic and great way to start off the November blogs. You look supremely confident at your nav station !
Let all of us know what your first dinner choice was from the food bag.
Georgia Guy
USA
Dear jess,
keep up the good work.. and take care.. :)
Fatima, SaudiAraibia
Dear Jessica,
I like your pictures of the sea.
Is it also possible to make pictures of bad weather conditions and your amazing styled ship?
But noticed: Only when it's save to take them!!!
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Genesis 1:28-29
28 God blessed them and said to them, "...Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." 29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
Jessica, good morning. I have been traveling and away from a computer for two days but have not stopped talking to others about your voyage and praying for your continued good and safe progress, your safety and health, and of course, your spirit and outlook. It sounds from these last two posts that you are well. I enjoy the thought of you savoring that last fresh orange and relishing the thought of the next one you will get as you are well sustained by the other abundant foods you have on board. God does provide, often in abundance, sometimes in the way we desire or ask, other times in ways we don't expect. I will so look forward to your next post!
Good morning, Jess! I'm writing from Maine and it's our Sunday morning. You'll be reading this (hopefully) on your Monday, Nov.2nd.
The moon is full and you must be in paradise at night. I hope you're under clearing skies.
I'm in awe of you and never tire of reading your posts and those of your wellwishers.
With love and hugs to you.
Mary, Maine, USA
Hoi Jesse!
Really looking forward to the tracking map! Great to learn more and more about your daily life, the different issues you have to take into consideration and the little things that excite you out on the wide waters! Continuing to be thrilled about your trip!
Greets from Germany, Kon
Hi Jessica,
Just when I was thoroughly amazed at the young lady you already are, you go an pull out the "bag labeled schoolwork" :) I almost cried laughing! Kudos to your parents for a job well done. Quick funny Hatch story, friends of ours were asleep at dock in the V-berth left the forward hatch flipped open as it was a nice night it started raining and Dan woke up from the rain and went to flip close the hatch which had already filled itself up with water and he ended up soaking his wife and himself :) Little mistakes just keeps us on our toes and remind us its okay to laugh at ourselves and not take ourselves too seriously :) Best of Luck on your daring "Homework" adventure!!!
I'm off to assemble the frame for the winter tarp on my boat so sad, but always happy to read your words.
Please Staysafe! and Godspeed
Darren Achim
skipper
"Quest"
Toronto Canada
Hey Jesse,
12:30am here and I am just finishing up work - I have had an exciting evening packing envelopes with orders. NOT!
So did you start on your school work? If so, what did you study - geography and weather? LOL Is it parent's orders to do it or just your own choice?
Anyway, I just wanted to add that I now understand why you do not give your exact position away - I didn't even think of what some of the less than hnonest people in the world would do with that info!
So just a general idea of where you are will be fine.
Hope you are having a reasonably quiet night so that you can relax in the morning during your sleep.
Stay good and keep looking after yourself.
Cya
Andrew
Caves Beach, Australia
:-)
lol.... love your sense of homour re The School Work.. hahahaha. Keep smiling, we all barrackin for you :)
As I finish shrink wrapping my A23 for the long Minnesota winter my thoughts have turned to your adventure. What a gal... can't imagine taking on such a challenge when I was 16. Will be watching your progress... God speed to you.
read and reread your glorious blog. The irony is as delicious as that last orange!
I'm referring to the way you introduce us to your decision to venture into your packet of school work. "Brave, daring, and possibly wreckless..."
It tickles me that you, of all people, would choose these words!
Thanks for your delicious humor, flavoring so sweetly the other important stuff you are doing for us all.
Richard Lathrop
Good Girl! Get that homework done!Hahaa...Have a safe night!hughugs
Jessica, I can't wait to get up early every morning, in California, to read your new blog!! I just wish you had a web cam on all the time so I could sail along with you!!
Yeah please inform us on PIRATES, I'm a Brit and a British couple were seized off Somaila the other week and are being held captive. I definately think they should have known better than to sail near to the coast of Somalia but however they were crazy enough to try it and failed terribly, please stay away from those areas most at risk, you are doing so well no one would wish that on you! Wishing you fair winds and smooth seas! Nicki.
11-01-09 @ 09:30
Hi Jessica,
Got a few questions for you this time. You mentioned in your breakdown of the shore crew that Andrew handled the blogs plus other duties. Then you mentioned that your Mum handled the e-mails.
Question: Is there a difference between the two? Are they separate jobs? Also, are any e-mails ever deleted?
Thankfully, I don’t see any negative e-mails on here, and that’s another reason the reading is so pleasant.
Suggestion: Stash a few of your first choice meals down under your second choice meals and that way you’ll have a treat every once in a while. Mix ‘em up. Practice self control. I can say it but I can’t do it. What’s that saying, Do as I say, not as I do. LOL,LOL and then some more.
Many people request the longs/lats. Many people disapprove. Apparently you don’t disapprove but, have you given any thought to this? I myself, have mixed emotions about this. I don’t feel that there’s a big bad “boogieman” out there. But I just wonder if someone would consider intercepting you just to say that they have sailed alongside you. With all the sea-going minds that are on your shore team, I’m sure you have considered all different kinds of situations.
Remember….“The only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked!!! Have to think positive.
I hope you didn’t get hurt when you opened the hatch and the water rushed in. It can be pretty forceful. Once, while stationed in Hawaii (1958) I was playing in the waves on Yokohama beach and jumped into a wave (about 15 to 20ft. high) it turned me every which way but loose. Since then I have had a lot of respect for the force of water and never underestimated it. (Just a little sea story).
I might be getting ahead of myself but;
From a lot of the blogs that I have read I feel that you have fired up the sailing bug in a lot of people. I wonder if boating sales will increase in the near future, and how many people will take sailing lessons. So many people are behind you and constantly say I wish, I wish, I wish……………
You will be a big factor in a lot of peoples lives in various fields, God bless you.
Answer when you can or maybe a fellow blogger can handle that, come on.
Take care of yourself and Ella, be safe and alert. And on top of all that "enjoy yourself".
May God be with you and watch over you and may the angels keep your sails full. I will keep you in my prayers.
Michael (74) from Kingwood, WV
Hello again "Jessicaptain"
Here we are Sunday evening 1st Nov @ 23.00 Hours Perth W A time.
2 weeks into your amazing journey and for those of us who have experienced how wicked the seas can be - you appear to have and are handling your challenges like a polished "Sea Dog" It also appears that many of your followers think that you got up 2 Sundays ago and just decided to "Sail around the world" - Little do they know how many years of experience and water that has passed under your keel before you got to this stage - especially for a 16 year old lady. You are sensational and the world is with you.
I have a suggestion for you, your Parents, family and your base team to get some idea of the Millions of people worldwide who are and will eventually "Lock On" to your adventure - if you/they could set up a link on your website/Blogg that we could add our names & location to - so as to give you and all your followers an idea where your "Wellwishing" has spread from. It would also bring this world closer together through you, your Parents & Minders.
Just a thought - we are all still puffing & blowing for you. Keep those sails full and Gods speed.
Regards
Bryan - Perth - W A
No more fresh fruit ? No food drops originating from a country outside Australia ? Non stop travel from Australia to Australia ?
Jess,on arrival in Sydney, will a Quarantene Officer have to attend your boat ? (Oops, I forgot the squid that jumped aboard...)
And being constantly in fresh sea air, does the cabin have to be sprayed with "Anti-Mozzie-Stuff" ?
Jesse,
O.K. Good luck with your school work. However, I feel more like you're the one who is the teacher. I've been researching every place that you've passed or will soon pass and feel like I'm getting an education. You're receiving an education from your trip that no school could provide.
Thanks for the great updates. Have fun, stay safe and happy sailing.
From Seattle, WA, USA
SaltyDog
Loving the photos. Very cute. I was going to send in a question about school. I hope to know more about that one. (:
-Dimitri, USA
Hi Jessica!
Keep up the good work! Posting pictures is a great way for us to see how things are for you.
Seems like you have everything under control. So take care and keep safe. We are all pulling for you.
God bless,
Jennifer
Illinois, United States
Progress noted. It's amazing how the little milestones along the way have so much meaning. But, they do. I think it is really important that we make ourselves aware of the progress we have made as we sail through life. What is really important is what is happening right now and we need to be aware of the great fortunes we have right in our midst. Celebrate life every moment!
Stanlee
Two questions:
1. What do you do with your trash?
2. Can you take some pictures of the types of food you have, how you store, etc. for an upcoming post? I think it would be interesting to see.
:) Krista in North Carolina, USA
I was thinking the same that many other people made in the comments......that you do not need to do school work.Life experience is the best school you can ever attend and study.
You will be able to inspire loads of kids on your safe return by giving them talks about your experiences out there at sea and how to keep up the amazing positive attitude that you have.
Keep safe....how much longer till you reach cape horn???
I just happened upon your site yesterday and am so excited that it is mostly at the beginning of your trip. I've shared with my kids and we will be watching and tracking you during your journey. What a great way for us to learn about the world. We will be praying for your continued safety! God Bless
Marnee from the state of Washington, U.S.A.
So I was listening to Great Big Sea today. I don't know if you are familiar with them, they are an Irish band, a good one.
And they have a song called "Lukey's Boat" that I love.
And I changed the lyrics a bit.
"Jessie's boat is painted pink,
ah, me boys.
Jessie's boat is painted pink, it's a pretty little boat, don't you think?
Ah-hah, me boys a riddle aye day."
Here is a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOw3w-00Jqw
Molly
USA
Wonderful news of your progress Jessica,
sorry to hear about the hatch mishap....thanks for the update on schoolwork as well. Great to hear your spirits are up. Enjoy the rest of the weekend, not much left on your end...heck, on your time, it's probably already Monday..:)
Kepp on keepin on -
Mark
Hello Jessica from Phoenix, Arizona!
I have been following your exciting quest from day 1! I do believe you are the most intelligent and courageous young woman in the world. You go, girl! Having never been out of the U.S., I truly envy you. Your bravery and determination should be an inspiration to all! Looks like quite a few people are checking your progress from all parts of the world. How exciting! You make us girls look good!!
I will be checking your voyage each day until you reach your goal, however long it takes. The main thing is to stay safe. You are in my prayers and thoughts each day.
I look forward to reading your blog and enjoying the photos you take. It is all so amazing.
Since I fly single-engine aircraft, I enjoy reading how your craft is decked out. I have never been on a sail boat. I haven’t used the GPS while flying because the planes I rented did not have it, although lots of newer planes now have it. I do love new technology!
This is very much a venture to read the blog and hear the little things that happen, like the last orange (I do love oranges, too) and the hatch open, but the new salty laundry would frustrate me. So would having to do homework, lol. You had me goin’ with that one – for a second I was afraid for you! What subjects are you studying for your homework?
The photos are great and I love the color of Ella’s Pink Lady. I noticed the solar panels onboard in one of the pics before you wrote that there were solar panels onboard, very cool!
I really don’t feel that the general public needs to know your exact location. I say this out of a safety concern. That should be privileged information for your crew only. If it was me out there, I sure know that I would want to be as stealth as possible, with only my crew knowing my exact location.
I really enjoy reading your blog, and seeing the pictures.
I’m ‘sailing’ with you everyday.
Stay safe on those “high seas”.
Gear up, girl!! Yahooooooo!
Good to see you haven't forgotten your school work. At least there is no friends dropping by to distract you!
Take care Jessica, Australia is with you!
Hi there
The "school work", that is something bold, hehe.
A question, (one more), do you still keep track of the days of the week?, I mean, friday, saturday, etc, or are you mesuring the time just by the sunrises and sunsets?
Cheers
Alex from Mexico
Gail and I are sailing through you.
You are in inspiration to us.
We sail up here in Canada on Lake Ontario. Not quite like the big ocean that you are on. Love to read your blog. This question is more for your support team. Is it possible to
State the GPS coordinates when you post a blog? That way we can track you on Google earth. Keep up the good work.
Hi Jesse!
Really enjoying your blog and photos! You are very well-spoken and have a great sense of humor!:)
Know you are being thought of by so many and we pray for you to have safe travels and fair winds.
You are an inspiration!
Looking forward to following along. Thanks for letting us join your journey!
Enjoy!
Dear Jessica.
A fair wind to you from Finland.
Hey Jessica,
Suppose you got tired of the 14 day food bag, could you go fishing for some fresh fish and fry it up for dinner?
Tony
Beaverton Oregon
Good Morning Jesse
Thanks for the lovely photo of you - is that writing on the wall of the cabin? They look like good luck or safe journey messages from people? What a great idea!!
Enjoy your new food bag - save something that you really enjoy until the last meal in the bag. So there is a treat waiting for you. Works in theory, but not sure if I could do that either!!! That's sad about the fresh fruit - did you pack tinned or dried fruit?
Have you packed any chocolate or your favourite treats? I would need to have a supply of chocolate, helps you think! That's my story and I am sticking to it.
Enjoy the calmer waters which gives you time for your "school work"! Your comment was very funny - daring, reckless...
Hope the weather is with you Jesse. We had a gorgeous sunny Sunday in Sydney.
"A wet sheet and a flowing sea,
A wind that follows fast,
And fills the white and rustling sail,
And bends the gallant mast"
-- Allan Cunningham, A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea
Sally In Sydney
Jess,
You are so inspiring. I started reading your blog a few days before you set out on your journey and never miss a day! Keep the pictures coming and good luck with your school work!
God bless and God speed
Hey Jess, Still thinking of you often, good luck with the school work and i am absolutely loving that pic!! Take care.
Jessica
We're really enjoying the blog updates.
Keep up the great work, happy sailing.
Eric
g'day Jess
So school work is on the list. I hope history is one of your subjects because each day you are making your own little bit of history for you and all of us here in Australia. I am no teacher but I reckon I and the 200 plus people who comment each day to you reckon your blogs are worth ten out of ten.
How good are you! Amazing
Dusty from Dubbo
Hi Jess, I think you are amazing. Glad everything is working out for you and that you are experiencing the journey of a lifetime. Take care and relish each day. I know every Mum in Australia is watching over you. xxxx
I'm having so much fun following your adventure!! Best of luck to you!! I may not comment all the time, but I'm reading all you post via a feed reader. :)
~rachel
Hi Jess,
I am 7 and have been reading your blog. I love your pink yacht...
You are great.. when I am older I want to be as brave as you are.
I am off to school now to tell my friends what you have been doing...
cant wait till tomorrow.
xxx M.
Hi Jessie,
Another beautiful spring day in Brisbane. We have had a series of showers that have managed to bring back a little bit of green into the lawns and plants.
Monday and we're getting ready for work.
I hope that the weather is being kind to you and, as far as work is concerned, your work continues unabated.
We look forward to your next entry.
Stay safe. Kind winds.
June and Richard Thorn
Hi Jessica. Out in the middle of ocean sure keeps you busy. I hope you got 15kts from the West and sunny days. Time to strap on the longline and have a cold one..Enjoy your music but don't fall over when ur dancin ok..
http://sports.webshots.com/photo/2072081240089915137itiZVZ
So the last of the fresh fruit....huh
Does that mean you now have the wonderful enjoyment of having tinned peaches and apricots instead....???
What does a food bag contain, is it all meals, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. I think that would be exciting opening a new bag and seeing whats to eat this week. Did you have any food left over from your last Bag?
A new chart is also exciting...and i guess a little scary as well. Unfamiliar waters, something new, that should give you a bit of nervous energy to burn off. Probably a good time to do some school work....lol. Are you doing your schooling via computer as well? What if you have a question to ask your teacher? Its commendable that you are still keeping up your schooling. By the way....I'de give you an A+ for English if i was your teacher...your Blogs are amazing...Smile.
Its going to be a warm 33 today so i gotta go clean the Guinea cages before it gets to hot. Keep Dry ( smile), stay safe and have fun.
Deb and the Guinea's
Stop Press
Toby resigned from Idol and wants to go back to teaching.
I don't know if you ever watched but my daughter is devo, lol.
Forget the homework Jess, you have the best classroom ever,and it must be so hard to concentrate on school work out there. You can always re-do the school work when you get back. Sunshine Coast is sunny and wishing you all the best. Stay safe....
"Talofa" from Samoa to you Jessica
welcome to our waters....stay safe
soifua
Hi Jess,
As a keen sailor and ex high school maths teacher my advice is don't stress about the school work. I mean, who's going to give you a detention for not doing it?
You know what it's like on a boat. Accidents happen. Stuff falls overboard.
Just keep on educating the rest of us.
You're an absolute champion Jess. Good onya.
Jess, I have been collecting your photos, beginning with the one of you at the bow of your sailboat. They make great desktop photos. The one of you today at your tracking center came out small and I couldn't make it bigger. Maybe you know how to remedy that, as you see, it would be great to update the desktop with each new photo you add to your blog. My wife and I follow you every day (and night). May God be with you.
David Indiana
thanks for the great conversation you have with the world daily Jess. I check each day in anticipation! Good you are ok...keep on keeping on as the saying goes...you sail on the wings of many wonderful spirits
cheers
Sue....Buderim
Kim Dung, on November 1st, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Thương và khâm phục cô bé Jessica vô cùng. Một bản lĩnh độc lập, khát vọng khẳng định mình đáng nể. Cầu chúc cho hành trình của cô bé thuận buồm xuôi gió. Gửi tới cô bé tình yêu và sự ngưỡng mộ vô cùng của một người mẹ ở một xứ sở xa xôi.
(So much loving and admiring to little Jessica - an independent personality and a admirable ambition. Praying for friendly winds for you. A mother from a far.)
Dear Jessica,
The above message is from a Vietnamese mother from Vietnam posted on my blog that I translated for you. I have also been briefing my readers (in Vietnamese language) some key points from your blog on mine: http://leminhs.wordpress.com
How is your seafood cooking ability by the way and is there a fishing rod handy?
Best of luck
[uncle]Minh
from Marrickville, Sydney
Enjoy the solitude now for when you return home you'll be mobbed by everyone. You'll be wishing you were back on Ella. Use this time to reflect on who Jessica really is. While you're mapping out your journey, map out the direction your life will go from here. I see nothing but success for your future. If all the teenagers in the world had your drive and your courage, there would be no goals that couldn't be achieved, such as world peace and an end to world hunger.
You have a beautiful smile. Don't let it dim on your voyage.
Harry
Hi Jess,
Wow, you're disciplined, doing schoolwork on your own! Enjoy your new selection of meals! And sorry to hear about the last of the fruit...something most of us take for granted, for sure! Be careful out there!
I love the blog! It is so amazing to be able to follow you on every step of your journey. I hope that you keep on enjoying yourself and have a wonderful voyage! Also, you were mentioned on Rove!!!!!!!!! It was really cool, I thought you'd like to know! Have fun, enjoy the sea and catch some fish!!!!!
p.s. what did you do with the squid that you found on deck? throw them back overboard or...calamari? Is it breaking the rules of the voyage if someone air lifts food to you? Or throws it from another boat? Safe Voyage!
well done Jessica,the ocean is an element of many moods, and being a real fan of your whole project,you are obviously meeting the challenges as they arrive " on your doorstep"You are in our thoughts and prayers 24/7 Jessica,
"soc et tuam" godspeed and godbless,Dougal
G'Day Jess,
So many things that I want to say, but to keep it short, myself and a few million people around the world are right behind you willing success on your journey. God speed.Cant for your next blog.
Simon
i don't see how you could possibly concentrate on schoolwork...i'm following along everyday...always look forward to your posts...fair winds to you...
Jess - If I had a superfast speedboat, I will bring you the best fruits from the Riverina right up to Pink Lady. Following your progress here from Wagga Wagga NSW. Thought of the day: Think of a different pose each day on different parts of the ship.
Good luck from Germany.
Hope everything is going well.
Enjoy every second of your trip.
BTW: Do you have a camcorder with you or are you only shooting millions of photos? :)
CU
Hey Jess,
"New Food Bag" - Food for the soul
I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.
Your a legend
Mick
MNC NSW
Hey Jess,
I'll keep it short & sweet you are an inspiration to all,& I will be following you all the way.
Good Luck & all the Best.
Cheers Tahls
Love the photo and wishing you well
John Cooley
Coral Sea Wines
Having served on submarines I know what it's like to begin to run out of the fresh stuff. We use to stash fresh food all over the place but it would all come to an end. We were very lucky to have good cooks!
Hi Jess,
Glad to hear that it's all smooth sailing!
Keep up the updates as it is so neat to see how you are doing!
Chris in Calif.
HI Jess
Glad to hear all is going well. Could you give us some more video of the things around you like the what the sea looks like out there and some waves. Things that us "city" folk don't get to see.
Thanks
Peter
Hi Jess,
Nick Jaffe in the 26ft yacht "Constellation" position as at yesterday,1st November at 0624 was
19.99 degrees South
179.87 degress East
It would be great if you crossed paths hey, being two Australians out there doing amazing stuff.
Take care and above all, have fun and keep smiling!
Mark
Brisbane
Hi there Jess, been reading ya logs on your progress from GCoast to around the world tour so to speak.,I hope u have safe sailing , ..One question : Is it possible to say where u are roughly with Longitude/Latitude when u log out/ send you post as then we all can track your movements on Google earth...? Much thanks - God speed. Love ya pic's Take care...Alan@Brisbane.
You're doing fantastic Jesse, It's great to read your daily progress. Keep up the good work.
Hi Jess,
Goodluck to you! stay safe. We both admire your guts. You are one of a kind,for real!
from,Jim and Geri of Palm Desert,ca
Jesse,
Your doing beautifully! Hang in there, and remember there will be plenty of fresh fruit at the end of the journey :) Keep us all updated, we're cheering for you!
Hi Jessica
My husband and I think you and what you are doing is awesome and we congratulate you.!.......that is really said so often to you and now I think it sounds so inadequate !! but we needed to say it too ...
your passsion and dream are inspiring to all and you should be very proud of yourself
we are very lucky to live facing the ocean and think and talk of you every day as we look out to sea
on that note, we totally agree with another here (who is "anonymous") about the issue of your exact cordinates, we feel people should not even ask this of you, you have to consider your safety and there is no need in our opinion for anyone to know that. Surely you have given everyone so much already and MORE in so many ways, and aren't you able even to keep some privacy !!??
we are all MORE than fortunate you are prepared to place your trip so far for us all to see and follow your path
stay safe, number one, and enjoy every day..........
a quote for you too
"IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME"
come on Jess, lets be honest, you wagged school today didnt you? I dont think anyone would blame you for accidently knocknig that 'work bag' off the side of Pink Lady ;) oops!
xtY here again
Just keep going Jess!
- Seeya at the finishline :]!
xtY
Hello Jesse,
I hope you are ok and having a good evening. We haven't heard from you today, so I hope all is well. You are making great progress. Stay safe and keep smiling that smile. I look forward to your next entry. It is very interesting following you along the way. You have many people following you, and I think that is fantastic. Be strong!!!!
Hi Jess
Lunch hour in Dubbo Just a thought .Have you used your sextant against your sat nav gear to test for position and accuracy? Sometimes eletronics can go crazy for a while like this laptop I'm on. Perhaps I worry too much.
Dusty from Dubbo
Hi Jessica
School work, that sucks! but the way you write I think you enjoy your schooling. I can just imagine you going to your teachers and saying I need 10 months or so of school to sail around the world. I can just hear there response, you got to kidding!. What you are doing on this adventure, you can't get in the class room. But doing some school work in the quite times will help pass the time.
I know you will get onto this pirate thing in the future, that a lot of bloggers are talking about.
Pirates are not a big problem in the area you sailing in I think, so to all the bloggers wait for Jessica's response to this subject.
You look nice and relaxed and one last question, did you try to make a load of bread, if so, how did it go.
So keep having fun and keep safe.
George Simmons and lots of love from Exmouth WA
Jessica,I love that picture of you on the Ella's Pink Lady Nav Station,snug as a bug.
Lets see if my dead reckoning navigation from last Tuesday 27 October 2009 at 7:01 AM is going to work out today:
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Dead Reckoning Navigation (DR):
This should be actually called 'deduction reckoning' navigation,since this is the basic form of navigation used by sailors for hundreds of years. Lets assume we don't have a ruler or a calculator,all we got is a 500 year old Map.
Now we know from Jessicas latest blog, that Ellas pink lady has just passed abeam Norfolk Island.The roughly 800nm voyage to Norfolk Island took about 8 days,which is about 100 nautical miles per day.
Divide the daily speed of 100 nautical miles by 24 hours and we get an average speed of roughly 4 knots per hour.
From Jessica's notes on her website we know her next destination as she wrote:
"Depending on the weather (direction and strength of the wind) I will choose a point where I turn left and head towards Fiji."
So we look at our old world map and messure roughly the distance from Norfolk Island to the Island of Fiji, with our index finger.(since we dont use calculator or a ruler)
2 index fingers from Norfolk Island to Fiji is roughly 800nm.
At an average speed of 100 nautical miles per day,we therefore estimate Ella's pink lady to arrive in Fiji roughly 8 days from now, or ETA:
Monday the 2nd November 2009 (UTC)
Universal coordinated time or Greenwich Mean Time(GMT).
(posted Tuesday October 27, 2009 7:01AM)
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is Monday the 2nd of November 01:30(UTC)
GMT is named after the Greenwich timeline that runs through Greenwich
in London UK.
So let's see how good this Dead Reckoning Navigation is.I would expect Jessica to be abeam Fiji before Monday
Midnight London time,or Monday 2nd November 2009 23:59 UTC.
Every birds knows that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west during their yearly migrations to warmer climate.Whales travel for thousands of miles each year around the globe using sonar and skills we can only dream about.
It is amazing how accurate DR Navigation
is.
A few years ago,during a long and arduous 4 hour cross country flight somewhere out the back of Burke in Australia,I had no clue where I was anymore.
After half an hour of looking from map to ground and back again I had to admit I was lost.
My navex Instructor got a bit impatient with me,looking at the fuel gauge and I must admit, it did look a bit on the dry side.
I finally burst out:
"I THINK I AM COMPLETELY LOST!"
There was silence in the Cockpit for a while and then he pointed to the Sun setting in the west and said: "what direction do you think that might be?"
Dead-Reckoning Pilots are NEVER LOST!
Now and then we might have a short
moment of "GEOGRAPHIC DISORIENTATION"
but we are NEVER LOST!
I always will remember that lesson.
gustav haffner
(pilot-navigator)
www.redbaron.com.au
Hey Jess,
Shame the school books didn't get wet!! You are living and learning more everyday than any school could give you. Love your blogs and photos, you are such an inspiration. Went outrigger paddling on a very rough sea on Sat with my new hat bought from your website and thought of you often. Gave me heaps of motivation, keep going Jess. You are doing us all proud. Cheers Miss Jayne (mum)iss Ruby (9 yrs).
keep up the hard work, even if its "school work" !! Ha!! When do you lose a day from crossing the international date line? Take care!
Cheers, Jess. Hope you're having a lovely Monday, with a full moon tonight. Congratulations on your continued progress.
I hope you've been finding yummy treats in your food bag. You deserve all good things!
From reading everyone's posts, it looks like the continuing questions to you are on the topics of 1)managing your fresh water sources and 2)managing the garbage production. My guess is that you're packing it in, that nothing goes overboard unless it's edible for the sea creatures.
I'm glad that so many people are coming around to acceptance that you're not posting your daily position. I, for one, want you to have all the privacy and safety possible throughout your journey.
God bless you and Godspeed to you!
"Courage and perseverence have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."
~ John Quincy Adams
with All Love,
Mary, Maine, USA
Hey Jessica,
Quote of the day for you on persistence:
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race” Calvin Coolidge - American 30th President of the United States, 1872-1933
Cheers,
Nick
Sydney, Australia
Jess-
I live a boring eat, study, class, work, sleep life.
YOU BRING ADVENTURE TO MY WORLD!!!
keep it commin. god bless.
=]
Jess
I can relate to the hatch thing. I remember being the meanest skipper ever for not allowing the crew to open a hatch on a windward passage to Fiji. It can get unpleasantly hot and muggy below decks in the lower latitudes.
Another quote i like;
"The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides." Jules Verne - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Hi Jess hope all is well u are a special person to have the strenth and coviction to set out on this jouney on ur own i am glad you are an Aussie i know u will do it we are all with u i know u are busy but u stll have the time to blog us on how u are doing it is great to read each day keep up the good work and happy sailing Robbie Tassie
Hey Jess,
This is such a big thing. What will you do when this is over?
Monday, November 2, 2009
Hi Jessica,
Your post on food brought back some old memories from my years in the submarine service. When we started out on a patrol, the cook would stock in as much fresh stuff as we could hold. That lasted about two weeks then we went to the canned stuff. A few months later when we came back to port, we stuffed ourselves with fresh food. As I remember it, we almost got sick with eating too much. Ha, ha.
Glad to read that you'll be cracking the school books too. Good way to make the time at sea roll by.
Blessings and our prayers,
Leon
Hey Jesse....
Just to let you know that I ( along with untold others) am following your every word..... Love 'em !!!.... and every mile that you describe--- I can almost 'smell' the ocean around you. Hehhehheh.
Missed your cams lately :(( When there's anything of note that you can get a pic of..... it'd be great to see 'em....
Shame we can't drop you some oranges, eh !!! Hehhehheh.
Looking forward to your next...
~ best wishes,
... Old Ozzie Codger.
Hey Jess,
If you did not do your home work who would know?lol. Luckily your the mature one and will probably do it as you should but really who would know.
Love your blog
Stay safe
Rob
Good on you Jessica, you are an inspiring young woman and a great writer. Best wishes from Sydney.
Hello Jessica,
Me and my wife follow you from our home in Sweden. Stay safe and keep up the good work. We are very impressed by what you are doing!
Lars and Patti Lindqvist
Dear Jess,
May the winds favour you. Keep well and teach the world the lesson of a lifetime.
Shorty would be proud!!!
Jessica do you plan on writing a book after your trip is completed? It would be an amazing read for not only young people but us "older" people as well. I'm wishing you the best of luck as you continue and every day I can't wait to read you new blog. You're definitely not alone out there in the open ocean, you have many people who care about you. Keep up the good work!!
"Daddy's in the Doldrums"
All in a hot and copper sky,
The bloody Sun, at noon,
Right up above the mast did stand,
No bigger than the Moon.
Day after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
(Secret Machines)
There seems to be a lazy slow-moving Low- pressure Trough spanning across the entire Intertropical Convergence Zone.
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is the area encircling the earth near the Equator where winds originating in the northern and southern hemispheres come together.
The Doldrums, also called the"equatorial calms", is a nautical term for the equatorial trough,with special reference to the light and variable nature of the winds.
It affects areas of the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean that are within the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a low- pressure area around the equator,where the prevailing winds are calm.
Intertropical Convergence Zone:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_Zone
The Doldrums:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doldrums
Hoping for fair Winds to speed Ella's Pink Lady on her way.
gustav,tom and serena in Sydney
zshhhhhh))))))))))))))))) ∆ ˚
So glad everything is going well. Cheering you on.
Philippe
Texas. USA
Hi Jess ,
I sail out of CYCA in sydney not to successfully but I love it. Its a great place for drink and to catch up with friends.
I just wanna tell you that all my friends there keep talking about you and everyone wishes you from the Commodore down the very very best.
Please keep writing your blogs.....its the highlight each night for me and I tell ya im really jealous of your adventure!!
I look forward to sailing out to the Heads when u get back to Sydney
cheers Michael
Hi Jess,
Rick from Mooloolaba here (SY Marutji). Good to hear you are going well. Got tired with all the idiots and naysayers here, so wrote an article for the Sydney Morning Herald. Hopefully they will publish it. Either way, someone will and I will send you a copy. Break a leg. Rick
Thabk you for your informative updates. Good to hear thatyou are enjoying yourself out there. Stay safe. Just a question? Just wanted to hear if you are on or ahead of time into your trip?
Freddo
Good on you Jesse opening that bag labelled "school work". You are incredible how you are juggling sending us all bloggs, looking after "Ella's Pink Lady" and yourself and fitting in homework; your're incredible.
Thanks for the lovely photos you are sending us and informative blogs. Makes me feel like we are a real part of your adventure.
Keep safe, God Bless - Jan (New Zealand)
11-00-09 @ 03:00
Hi Jessica,
Well, it’s 03:00 here in Kingwood, another one of my sleepless nights so I figured I’d read some more of your e-mails. I enjoy reading all the praise and compliments that are heaped upon you, and rightfully so. You have undertaken a monumental challenge, but you will succeed.
Glad to read that you have your schoolwork with you. Even though you are quite the teacher right now a formal education is necessary and if you should decide to go to college(will you?)this background would be required. Keep up the good work, stay safe and take good care of yourself and Ella.
May God be with you and watch over you and may the angels keep your sails full. I will keep you in my prayers.
Michael (74) from Kingwood, WV
HI Jessica
From your pic (at the nav station)you actualy look comfortable and relaxed, like you have settled now.
SO it sound like the journey may be defined by how many bags of food you eat it sounds like a good way to organise it, Perhap you wil find more treats and surprises from time to time.
Stay Safe
Don
Adelaide
Hey Jess,
I'm just wondering what safety gear you have on your boat and what do you think you will do when you complete your journey.
Thanks
Scott
Hi Jess, keep going and stay happy.
What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us", Anon
John W
Sweet jess
Can we have a picture of early morning tooth cleaning on deck. Please !!
Don't lose focus......It is nearly impossible to remain discouraged for long when your goal is compelling enough. If you’re discouraged, the answer is not to scale back your dreams, but rather to expand them to the point where you cannot help but be pushed forward by them.
The challenges, the obstacles, the difficulties are going to be there, no matter where you’re headed. So you might as well be headed toward where you truly want to go.
You won’t always be able to control which challenges come your way, yet you can control what rewards are on the other side of those challenges. Make those goals, those dreams so big and so meaningful that the challenges will seem trivial by comparison.
Your expectations will determine your attitude, and your attitude will determine your actions. Your actions, in turn, will determine the results you achieve.
Your future is yours to create, regardless of what has happened in the past. Imagine the best, expect the best and you’ll know that you have what it takes to get there. Ralph Marston
Hey Jess,
Just because I don't make a comment on every post you make doesn't mean I don't read them. Sometimes I run out of hours in the day as I'm sure you do too!
I'm glad your happy and doing well, and I agree with 'Suzanne'. "November 1, 2009 9:14 AM"
Toss a line over the side girl. Nothing better to eat than fresh fish! YUM!!!
See ya on the wharf Jess. We're all proud of you back here in Aust.
good luck jess! we're right behind you!
I am 46 and somehow I am enthralled by your journey. What will keep you excited later in life?
michael@bbels.com.au
Hey Jess,
Way to go girl! I am so glad to stuck to following your dream! It's really fun reading your blogs and sharing your latest happenings with my workmates (my boss is an avid sailor too!)
Can't wait for the tracking feature to be up and running on your website.
Don't forget to drink plenty of water, and keep the pictures coming!
All the best,
AJ
Hi Jess
my name is emily and im 16. i have been sailing for 6-7 years and no way have i got enough knowledge or courage to sail around the world with someone let alone by myself, so i take it you have been sailing for many years. how did you first get involved in sailing? you said that you also love sailing dingy's. i have a 20ft sunmaid trailer sailor and also have a catamaran, prindle 16 and i love sailing them as well as the dingies when i first started sailing i was racing in a little mirror dingy. i cant believe that a girl my age is sailing around the world it is really amazing. are you liking it so far even with all the squid jumping on the deck.
how are you going being so far away from home and ya family and friends coz i reckon that would be the hardest part.
how do u handle sailing by yourself when u have strong winds and rough seas. does the boat handle pretty well.
im interested in knowing how u go and what gave u the idea of sailing around the world to start off with.
well i hope you have enjoyed the trip so far and the journeystill to come
you go girl!
em xx
Dear Jesse,
My name is Eva and I am in grade 3. You are doing very well in your trip, I have been watching you on the internet and liked your diaries. Right now I am doing a diary for my homework as well. I wish you good luck,
from Eva
Mt Alford Qld
Keep enjoying the adventure, Jess!!
Jill (Newcastle)
Chuffed to see the gum leaf hanging there Jesse =)
Jesse - thanks for the power update - amazing you can make everything you need for all that seriously funky kit. The whole family is so amazed at your progress - the kids are fascinated by your courage and openness. Stay safe , be brave and goodluck with the equator. What are you going to do when you cross in terms of all the traditions of crossing the equator the first time?? Cheers Crowie, Lu, Max, Zoe and Sam
Dear Jess,
We're waking to a spectacular fall morning here in Maine. I hope Gustav's notes about the Doldrums aren't happening for you at the moment. If they are, you're in your evening now and hopefully Mother moon is out and keeping you company along with teeming sea life and phosphorescence. How gorgeous your views must be.
Wishing you swift and courageous travel this week. Go Jessica!!
"Three things cannot be hidden:
the sun, the moon, and the truth."
~Buddha
xoxo Mary, Maine, USA
Keep up the good work kid... Australia is proud of you...safe sailing
Greetings from Sweden.
You are a truly amazing girl !
SCHOOL WORK on board? Really? The amount of learning you will get from this trip will out-do any thing that school can teach you.
albatross-crow send's his regard's on your achievement and hope's of further fair weather. best of luck PS I hope you have a albatross on your stern.
Hope you don't catch scurvy!
I planned our meals when we sailed around the world in two week lots - food bags as you call them. Brings back happy memories. Take care, so glad you are having such great weather.
Gillian
QLD
Hey Jess,
Just wanted to congratulate you on your amazing and inspiring adventure!
Your heart must be so happy that you are fulfilling your dream.
Stay stong. You can do this!
hay, my name is kathryn murphy and my bestie is caitlin ( you got a letter from her too.) i live with me mum, dad and brother John ( aged 16), we live in a small town called mundijong in perth, w.a.. i am 13 years old ( turn 14 on the 20th december 2009) i am in year 9 at armadale senior high school.
where do i start...
well i love to cook, my dream is to become a fully qualified chef by the time i am 19. i know it may be tough studying to become a chef, going to tafe, going to school, and going to work all at once, but i can manage as i said its my dream and you gotta follow them even when it gets tough.
i also love to chat to areally good friend of mine on msn , his name is Pierce. we have been talking for 4 weeks now and i have got to know him pritty well, i really wish we will go out in the future cause he is a really sweet person ( plus he is hot)
anyway enough about me...
how are you ... i think that you are pritty awesome that you are following your dreams and sailing solo at a younge age of 16... you have showed me that you can follow your dreams nowonder how hard it is...
betta go now, have fun finishing of your trip and i hope you stay safe...
ta ta
from kathryn.... hope to hear more along your travels
Dear Jessica,
You are an inspiration to all Aussies. Go Girl, Fair winds & a safe trip.
Max & Annette
Jess. From as far in land as Cunnamulla I am watching you set yourself into the pages of history, I have a great admiration for what you are doing! I know it's a big watery paddock out there and no fences or bore drains to follow so keep going and always keep in mind what you have started. I believe you can do this trip and return to settle any doubts. Never give in!
From the Cunnamulla Fella..
Hope your having the time of your life
Jessica,
Apart from calling your parents and team daily, do you have to have regular skeds with the relevant maritime authorities?
May conditions be kind to you.
From an old salt,
All the best,
Bob meadows
been following your blog for several weeks now. I can't get enough! I will for sure follow your journey to the end. you are brave!
Good luck with your journey Jesse -so glad I found a link to your website!! You are truly an inspiration.
Whether you make it or not - at least you have had the balls to try and no-one can take that from you.
All the best, be happy & healthy x
Ali & Jamie
hi jess, you have inspired me ammensly. good luck on your voyage keats xxx
Hey Jess!
Talking about school work, I have to do a feature article for a magazine as my English Assignment. So, I have decided to write about you as my topic =D
Keep up the good sailing, your cupcakes are very pretty and look nice and decorated!
~
P.S When you get back from your voyage you should definately write a book about it, as your a wonderful writer!
"The boy stood on the burning deck;
His feet were full of blisters;
His father stood at the tavern bar;
The beer ran down his whiskers!
Graham Mc Cready Wellington NZ
JESSICA WATSON,
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OUR CONTACT DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:
EMAIL: mrccchile@directemar.cl
TEL 56-32-208639 / 56-32-208637
FAX 56-32-208662
KIND REGARDS,
MRCC CHILE
JESSICA WATSON,
WE ARE GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT DURING YOUR NAVIGATION THROUGH CHILEAN AND INTERNATIONAL WATERS IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU REPORT YOUR POSSITION (HOUR, LATITUD AND LONGITUD) TO OUR MARITIME RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER (MRCC CHILE). THIS WILL ALLOW US TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
OUR CONTACT DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:
EMAIL: mrccchile@directemar.cl
TEL 56-32-208639 / 56-32-208637
FAX 56-32-208662
KIND REGARDS,
MRCC CHILE
Hi Jess,
Just been reading your last few days. You are an amazing young woman. It is just wonderful to follow your travels and see that you are managing so well. What an experience for you and I am sure there are lots of people who wish they had the courage to do what you are doing. Keep well Jess.
Pauline
GO
JESS
GO!
Love your blogs & fotos
This is the best adventure ever -- thanks for sharing it with us!
Good Luck Jessica - from the Cub Scouts in Mullaloo, Perth. Stay safe. I hope you posted your letter to Santa before you left.
Hi Jesse
I'm inspired by your journey and so is my techer and is making me write a project on you.Hope that you come back to australia safely
Jessie.xx
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