True Spirit: The Aussie girl who took on the world, by Jessica Watson
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Written and read by Jessica Watson, this is the story of a remarkable girl who followed her dream and conquered 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.
True Spirit is Jessica's story, and in it she will detail her preparation, her journey and her battle with sleep deprivation, gale-force winds, mountainous seas, natural hazards like whales and icebergs and holding firm against the solitude that most of us can only imagine dealing with, alone on a vast sea with no land to be seen and no help close at hand.
The name Jessica Watson will soon be part of sailing history. She will join Jesse Martin and Kay Cottee as someone all Australians can be inspired by. Jessica Watson is a dreamer who dares to do.
True Spirit: The Aussie girl who took on the world, by Jessica Watson- Amazon Sales Rank: #178298 in Audible
- Published on: 2015-10-03
- Released on: 2015-10-03
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 523 minutes
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Excellent on Multiple Levels By Robert Bernecky True Spirit is an excellent book in at least three respects. First, it is an entertaining read, slowly building, and then suddenly carrying the reader along at a page-turning clip as a very young teenage girl sails alone, intent on circumnavigating the world non-stop.Second, the writing is from the very rare perspective of a teenage girl, in clear and simple prose that often surprises with its poetic imagery.Third, though by no means a philosophical treatise, it brings to mind Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance : "The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called `yourself.' " Watson's narrative of her pertinacious pursuit is ultimately an inspiration, charming in the telling, and effective in its impact on the reader. For example, when in the Australian Bight, she tells us, "Another forecast came through, predicting yet again a gale with 65 knot winds and 30-foot seas. I wasn't happy at all! I spent half an hour moping and let loose a few tears... then I got angry at the way I was letting it all get to me. I decided I wasn't going to finish my trip being miserable and that I had to toughen up some more and deal with it." Reader beware, that spirit can become infectious.It is not a spoiler to let the reader know that Jessica Watson sailed into Sydney Harbor to overwhelming adulation. A sixteen year-old slip of girl was the talk of the town, the city, and the nation, and her book is a must-read for every young person and every parent of a young person who wishes to say, "Yes, we can!"
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Amazing story of an amazing girls amazing adventure By Wally I happened to follow this young lady's blog as she sailed around the world solo, non-stop and unassisted on a 34' pink sailboat while she was doing it so I was familiar with the story. Even though I knew the story, this book filled in a lot that was never mentioned in her blogs. The book takes you from her childhood and this dream of sailing around the world all the way to the completion of her epic journey sailing into Sydney Harbor. This is a book that should be required reading for all school children young and old.I couldn't put the book down and I'm looking forward to reading it again, this time on my Kindle.Buy this book. You won't be sorry.Jessica Watson is truly One True Spirit.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. True Spirit, True Inspiration By ThomasPoint Every once in a blue moon someone comes along and has a different take on how to live life. All of us, when we were young, read about people doing amazing things, but how many of us, when the book was put down, said to themselves, "I could do that " and then went about doing it! Imagine what chain of events would have had to occur for a teenager who was washing dishes to pay for sailing experience, with no boat and only a dream, to become the girl who two years later would sail into Sydney harbor to the rapturous welcome of tens of thousands of fans, the public praise of the Prime Minister, and international sailing stardom! Written, first person, in an engaging and understated style, the book "True Spirit" is the story of how a young girl from an adventurous family was taken by the dream of sailing around the world, solo, nonstop and unassisted after hearing a book by Jesse Martin. Martin, who had circumnavigated ten years before, had written how he was just an average person with a dream. Through hard work and dogged perseverance, Jessica replicates his achievement a few days short of her seventeenth birthday. Jess's charming personality really comes through in the book, as it did in the captivating blogs she wrote during the voyage. "True Spirit" starts with Jessica's life before the dream takes hold at age eleven. Jessica gives some background of her unusual childhood living on a boat, and on the development of her taste for adventure. Following, is a description of how all the various pieces came together, from preparing the boat, to the sponsorships and public debate over her age, and the wisdom of someone so young undertaking such a difficult and possibly deadly voyage. The events surrounding her dramatic ship collision at night during a practice run, as well as the resulting public debate are covered. The book really takes off as she leaves Sydney harbor and into the unknown. As part of the voyage narrative, the blogs that Jessica sent from sea are included and elaborated on, giving the reader an insight into Jess's emotional highs and lows while solo voyaging. All was not smooth sailing. In the South Atlantic the yacht suffered four serious knockdowns. The blogs are the heart of the book, and give the reader a sense of what it is like to be at sea, with its vast sky, sealife, and raw nature. The daily rhythm of life at sea is captured, with its routines, reflective times, and constantly changing weather conditions. Jessica becomes one with the sea and her boat, Ella's Pink Lady. The last part of the book chronicles the incredible welcome that Jessica received after completing her record breaking voyage, as a country stopped to welcome home one of its own who dared to carry on in the face of adversity, and fulfill her ambition. Upon finishing the book I was struck by how absolutely amazing Jessica is, and how much she accomplished in a very short time. A humble soul, Jessica insists she is an average person. Her message to the world is that we all have the ability to do remarkable things, we just have to dream, plan and work hard! Jessica Watson is an inspiration, and I'm sure we haven't heard the last from this very special person.Thomas
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