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Jessica Watson has crossed the equator one month into her bid to sail solo around the world. The 16-year-old Queenslander is currently navigating her way through Kiribati island chain in the Pacific Ocean aboard her 10m yacht, Ella's Pink Lady ...Cape...
Tags: Jessica Watson, Cromwell, Geodesy, Navigation, Tropics, Jessica Simpson, Human Interest, Celestial coordinate system, Equator, GPS, Circumnavigation, Exploration, Line-crossing ceremony, Kiribati, Sailing, Lines of latitude
She must cross the equator at least once and plans to sail southeast towards Cape Horn in South America. In her blog, Jessica describes progress as being "a little on and off over the last few days. When we have a little wind, Ella's Pink Lady flies...
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, Equator, GPS, Geodesy, Circumnavigation, Jessica Simpson, Entertainment Culture, Navigation, Sailing, Celestial coordinate system, Human Interest, Tropics, Jessica, Celestial equator
The warning bell has been sounded – the tropics are advancing and, soon, the climate of Sydney would turn into that of Brisbane. Get ready to die and wait for your fossils to be unearthed million of years later by a new breed of humans or aliens....