Jessica Watson arrives into home town Mooloolaba

6:43 AM Sun 6 Jun 2010 GMT

'Jessica Watson in Mooloolaba' Tracey Johnstone &copy

17 year old Jessica Watson motored into the Mooloolah River this afternoon to a warm Queensland reception. Numbers of friends and family has joined the Buderim teenager as she sailed the 469 nautical mile passage back from Sydney. A fleet of about 60 boats escorting the 17 year old solo sailor to the Harbour entrance, where hundreds of people watched from the shoreline as she did a lap of honour around the harbour. Earlier in the day, clusters of spectators watched from vantage points along the coastline as Jessica sailed the 34 foot sloop Ella's Pink ...

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by Sail-World.com