If you've been following "another challenge" you'll know that it was a highly publicized syndicate sponsored primarily by Elle Bache, of whom Jessica is a major client. The team was put together 6 or 7 months ago and they trained full time for 3 months leading up to the race. The training consultant, who oversaw their program, was himself a contestant with his own syndicate. The Sidney-Hobart is a very, very prestigious race.
I bring all this up to magnify the power that this young lady has in Austrailia. Besides the sailing aspect, she is a very strong organizer and promoter with outstanding leadership abilities........ look for her to attain even greater things.
A very differently motivated sailor, Laura Dekker, is now on the last leg of her circumnavigation....... which she will complete in the Carribbean!... word is that, instead of returning to the Netherlands, she plans to continue right on through the Panama canal....again... destined for New Zealand. She missed it the first time around, you see, and has decided that since she was born on her parents yacht in NZ that she is technically a citizen, she will live there. I find this interesting because she has become quite a celebrity back in the Netherlands..... but has chosen to avoid that life and seek something different. What I think....... is that she just wants to keep sailing.... and the south pacific is vast.
