Opinion
Teenage adventurer Jessica Watson has set off under grey skies in her quest to make history as the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
Jessica will head towards northern New Zealand, then to Fiji, Samoa, South America and South Africa, from where she will start the final leg of 7400km back to Australia.
Is 16-year-old Jessica Watson too young to sail around the world solo? Here is the latest selection of Your Views: