▁a ▁public ▁per ception ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁her ▁age , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁her ▁voyage , ▁that ▁pro scri bed ▁recognition ▁as ▁a ▁global ▁circ umn avigator . ▁ ▁Watson ' s ▁manager , ▁Andrew ▁F ras er , ▁def ended ▁Watson ' s ▁circ umn avigation ▁claim , ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁W SS RC ▁does ▁not ▁recogn ise ▁records ▁by ▁sail ors ▁under ▁eigh teen . ▁ ▁He ▁stated ▁" J ess ica ▁has ▁sa iled ▁a ▁southern ▁hem is phere ▁solo ▁circ umn avigation , ▁[ in ▁which ] ▁' a ▁vessel ▁must ▁start ▁from ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁point , ▁must ▁cross ▁all ▁mer id ians ▁of ▁longitude ▁and ▁must ▁cross ▁the ▁Equ ator '. ▁Jess ica ▁has ▁tick ed ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁boxes . ▁ ▁Jess ica ▁has ▁sa iled ▁the ▁most ▁challeng ing ▁and ▁tre acher ous ▁o ce ans ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁passing ▁the ▁four ▁cap es ▁( C ape ▁Horn , ▁Cape ▁Ag ul has , ▁Cape ▁Lee u win ▁and ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁SE ▁Tas mania ) ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁Equ ator ▁twice . ▁She ▁has ▁sa iled ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁non - stop , ▁solo , ▁un ass isted ▁and ▁when ▁she ▁comple tes ▁the ▁voyage , ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁young est ▁to ▁have ▁done ▁that , ▁sail ing ▁almost ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁na ut ical ▁miles ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁We ▁have ▁official ▁T rac Plus ▁data ▁to ▁confirm ▁Jess ica '