Yachting SUCCEED - Jessica Watson

[cat man do]

[Stillraining]

Got it ..wasent zoomed in close enough

[Boracay]

Sydney Coastal Waters, Broken Bay to Port Hacking and 60nm seawards:
Sunday until midnight: Wind: E/NE 5/10 knots.Sea: about 1 metre. Swell: S/SE 1.5 metres.
Monday: Wind: NW to 10 knots, tending SE/NE 10/15 knots in the afternoon.Sea: to 1 metre. Swell: S/SE 1 to 1.5 metres.
Tuesday: Wind: NW/NE 10/15 knots, freshening to 15/20 knots from NE during afternoon.
Wednesday: Wind: N/NW 15/20 knots ahead of an afternoon S'ly change 20/30 knots.

[swagman]

Originally Posted by Stillraining

Go Girl!.... and God is with you if you ask/want him to be.

Him? Are you sure on that one?

JOHN

[cat man do]

WTF???

Whats going on here?

Looked at AIS and couldnt find her after last seeing here drifting around at close enough to 0 knots so had a look on
Port of Sydney - all ships live - vesseltracker.com and she pops up to the north and back in port at 10:50 pm 10+est

[MarkJ]

Popping back in the dead of night to pick up extra crew and McDonalds

[TaoJones]

Originally Posted by cat man do

WTF???

Whats going on here?

Looked at AIS and couldnt find her after last seeing here drifting around at close enough to 0 knots so had a look on
Port of Sydney - all ships live - vesseltracker.com and she pops up to the north and back in port at 10:50 pm 10+est

As some others have suggested, cat man do, that may be a stale map - a position report from before she left. The other vessel shown near her on the vesseltracker.com page, Ricochet, is now well up the coast and at a marina in Crystal Bay according to the AIS display on marinetraffic.com: Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions

TaoJones

[Bark]

Hmm, despite numerous mentions on both her blog and website of people being able to follow and "track" her voyage, there is actually NO tracking info at all. No maps, no links, no Google earth tracks/routes, nothing.

Fans were able to track Zac right from day one, you'd think JW's handlers/sponsors would be eager for people to be able to track her progress like that too. Right now her sites are pretty boring, especially with the heavy-handed comment moderating (they only approve 100% positive comments and delete all others).

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by Bark

Hmm, despite numerous mentions on both her blog and website of people being able to follow and "track" her voyage, there is actually NO tracking info at all. No maps, no links, no Google earth tracks/routes, nothing...

From Jessica’s Blog (Oct. 18/09)
➥ Jessica Watson - youngest ever to sail around the world

“... So finally, the journey has begun for Jessica and we will be updating you all regularly. For the many bloggers that have enquired, yes, we will have a tracking system in place once Jessica gets through the first two weeks of the voyage. So please be patient with us...”

In other news ... just say yes.

Jessica Watson's father, Roger, says it would be worse to deny his daughter permission to [sic: try to] sail solo around the world, than to lose her in the attempt.

Speaking on the Nine Network's 60 Minutes program last night, Roger Watson said he was supportive of his 16-year-old daughter's solo circumnavigation of the world.

"It would be devastating if we lost her . . . but I still think it would be worse to say 'no you can't go' because of that risk, because of what she's put into it," he said.

Source ➥ Jess's dream 'worth dying for'

He didn't say anything about supporting this endeavour, at a later date. I suppose, the record is the essential feat, not the circumnavigation.

[Bark]

“... So finally, the journey has begun for Jessica and we will be updating you all regularly. For the many bloggers that have enquired, yes, we will have a tracking system in place once Jessica gets through the first two weeks of the voyage. So please be patient with us...”

Thanks, I hadn't seen that.

Wonder what the reason is for the delay in tracking. I mean, they've had over a year to plan this. Zac's parents had no problem setting up and maintaining his google earth track, while JW has a whole "team" plus a PR firm working for her...do they not know how to do it, or are they for whatever reason, deliberately delaying releasing the tracking info? If so, what would the reason be?

[Ocean Girl]

Originally Posted by Bark

“... So finally, the journey has begun for Jessica and we will be updating you all regularly. For the many bloggers that have enquired, yes, we will have a tracking system in place once Jessica gets through the first two weeks of the voyage. So please be patient with us...”

Thanks, I hadn't seen that.

Wonder what the reason is for the delay in tracking. I mean, they've had over a year to plan this. Zac's parents had no problem setting up and maintaining his google earth track, while JW has a whole "team" plus a PR firm working for her...do they not know how to do it, or are they for whatever reason, deliberately delaying releasing the tracking info? If so, what would the reason be?

Maybe its just to give the gal and her Pink Lady some breating room from all the eyes, she is out there, lets give her some space.
Erika

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by Bark

... Wonder what the reason is for the delay in tracking... JW has a whole "team" plus a PR firm working for her...do they not know how to do it, or are they for whatever reason, deliberately delaying releasing the tracking info? If so, what would the reason be?

Who cares - the whole endeavour is simply a stunt- why should this one aspect of the performance make any practical sense?

[TexSail]

She got back on the horse that bucked her. You go girl.

[Bark]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Who cares - the whole endeavour is simply a stunt- why should this one aspect of the performance make any practical sense?

While I feel she lacks the experienced to succeed, I don't think it's a "stunt" either. And also this type of cynical negative comment really ought to be in the other thread doncha think?

[Factor]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Who cares - the whole endeavour is simply a stunt- why should this one aspect of the performance make any practical sense?

Dear oh Dear. What an embittered person. A stunt you say!

It may be stupid, it may be dangerous It may be many things - a stunt it is not.