Jessica Watson sails into her home port

9:45 PM Mon 7 Jun 2010 GMT

'Jessica arriving in Mooloolaba' .

She may have already crossed her outward route and thereby completed her circumnavigation, but until teen sailor Jessica Watson sailed into her home town of Mooloolaba on Sunday, she hadn't really completed her journey. With an enthusiastic welcome from thousands of people lining beaches and shoreline to welcome her back, she sailed into her home port to a civic welcome as well as a public one. Amongst those greating her was Queensland Premier Anna Bligh in a bright pink suit. However, she also returned with someone she hadn't expected eight months ago, her newest love interest, himself a solo circumnavigator, ...

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by Lisa Mylchreest

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