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    Jessica Watson – the real sailor behind the True Spirit film

    • February 3, 2023

    Whilst the new Netflix True Spirit movie was being filmed, celebrating Jessica Watson's real-life teenage solo, non-stop global circumnavigation, the 29-year-old was battling her biggest-ever challenge ashore.

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