▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁she ▁possessed ▁the ▁necessary ▁ab ilities . ▁Also ▁advent urer ▁and ▁company ▁owner ▁Richard ▁Br anson ▁gave ▁his ▁support ▁before ▁departure . ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁journey ▁others ▁expressed ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁her ▁attempt . ▁Australian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Kevin ▁Rud d ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁speech ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁that ▁" J ess ica ▁Watson ▁... ▁is ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁young ▁Australian ." ▁According ▁to ▁ABC ▁News , ▁compet ing ▁circ umn avigator ▁Abb y ▁S under land ▁con gr at ulated ▁Watson ▁on ▁round ing ▁Cape ▁Horn , ▁" She ' s ▁done ▁an ▁amaz ing ▁job ▁and ▁I ▁hope ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁trip ▁goes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁so ▁far ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁arrival ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁she ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁approximately ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators ▁including ▁then ▁Australian ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Kevin ▁Rud d . ▁He ▁said ▁" J ess ▁welcome ▁back ▁to ▁dry ▁land . ▁Welcome ▁back ▁home ▁to ▁Australia . ▁You ▁know ▁something , ▁you ▁may ▁feel ▁a ▁little ▁wob b ly ▁on ▁your ▁feet ▁just ▁now , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁all ▁Austral ians ▁you ▁now ▁stand ▁tall ▁as ▁our ▁new est ▁Australian ▁hero ." ▁The ▁crowd ▁then ▁sang ▁a ▁special ▁rend ition ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁national ▁Anth em ▁Adv ance ▁Australia ▁Fair ▁as ▁a ▁sal ute ▁to ▁Watson . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Since ▁comple ting ▁her ▁circ umn avigation , ▁Watson ▁has ▁been ▁recogn ised ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards .