Teenage sailor set to sail into Sydney

Teenage adventurer Jessica Watson's trial voyage to Sydney is giving her a taste of
the huge challenge she will face on her controversial bid to sail single-handed
around the world.
The 16-year-old has battled waves up to five metres high on her shakedown run from
Queensland's Gold Coast to Sydney after having abandoned an earlier attempt last
month when her yacht Ella's Pink Lady collided with a cargo ship.
The Sunshine Coast teenager set sail for her second trial run at daybreak last
Thursday and expects to reach Sydney on Monday.
Jessica plans to sail around the world in a bid to become the youngest sailor to
single-handedly circumnavigate the globe.
Her spokesman Andrew Fraser told AAP that favourable conditions on Sunday meant
Jessica would most probably arrive in Sydney before midday on Monday.
"She had done really well in some heavy conditions and has come out unscathed," Mr
Fraser said.
"Last night the wind got up to 33 knots but there was also a very heavy swell, about
four to five metres."
He declined to say where she will berth in Sydney.
"It will be a private mooring and a media-free day so she can rest," Mr Fraser said.
"The NSW Maritime will escort her in and there will be a 30-metre exclusion zone for
safety reasons."