Jessica Watson announced Queensland's Season of Sailing Ambassador

10:00 PM Tue 24 Aug 2010 GMT

'JESSICA WATSON nominated Tourism QLD Ambassador and Ben Southall' Andrea Francolini &copy

Jessica Watson announced Queensland's Season of Sailing Ambassador at Hamilton Island. Life hasn't slowed down for young round the world sailor Jessica Watson who was named Tourism Queensland's 2010 - 2011 Sailing Ambassador with her first official duty attending Audi Hamilton Island Race Week where she is also competing in the SB3 class. Tourism Parliamentary Secretary Steve Wettenhall today announced Jessica's ambassadorship at Hamilton Island where the 17 year old and her boyfriend, 18 year old British sailor Mike Perham, will join the rest of the 200 strong fleet on the water for three of the four remaining days of ...

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