She has an older sister (Emily) and younger brother and sister (Tom and Hannah). The second of four children of New Zealand-born couple Roger and Julie Watson, who moved to Australia in 1987, she has dual Australian and New Zealand citizenship. Watson was born on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Although her voyage did not meet the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation, Watson was nevertheless named the 2011 Young Australian of the Year and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012 for ".service to sailing and to youth through the achievement of sailing solo and unassisted around the world, and as a role model for young Australians". Jessica Watson OAM (born ) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16.
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