Jessica Watson Instagram – Crew very happy to be across the line!
Not the result we would have liked placement-wise, but very much a case of incredibly proud, glad, relieved, ha, to make it – that was tough.
The fact that we didn’t experience anything extreme in terms of peak wind strengths is a poor reflection of how brutal it was. Lots of heavy upwind sailing, wind relentlessly on the nose or maddeningly non-existent for periods.
To quote Annie, nothing really broken onboard, just 6 people.
Biggest thank you for the warmest Hobart welcome and to everyone who’s donated to the @strokefdn (link in bio).
Happy New Year! | Posted on 01/Jan/2024 05:36:36