2 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁several ▁days ▁after ▁passing ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands , ▁she ▁suffered ▁four ▁knock - down s ▁in ▁a ▁severe ▁storm ▁with ▁ 1 0 - met re ▁waves ▁and ▁ ▁wind s . ▁The ▁storm ▁caused ▁minor ▁damage ▁to ▁her ▁boat ▁and ▁her ▁emer gency ▁be acon ▁was ▁in ad vert ently ▁activ ated ▁as ▁the ▁m ast ▁hit ▁the ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁half way ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁voyage ▁was ▁passed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁her ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁day ▁at ▁sea , ▁ ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁calculation ▁of ▁ ▁sail ing ▁route . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁she ▁crossed ▁the ▁Prime ▁Mer id ian , ▁crossing ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁Hem is phere ▁to ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Hem is phere . ▁This ▁placed ▁her ▁near ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope , ▁which ▁she ▁passed ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February , ▁reaching ▁Cape ▁Ag ul has , ▁( the ▁southern most ▁point ▁of ▁Africa ), ▁and ▁crossing ▁from ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁into ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁From ▁southern ▁Africa , ▁Watson ▁sa iled ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁towards ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Watson ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁economic ▁zone ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁celebr ating ▁with ▁crack ers ▁and ▁Veg em ite . ▁There ▁her ▁parents ▁and ▁media ▁fle w ▁over ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁plane ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁welcome