Netflix is creating a new biopic, which will be based on Australian solo-sailing icon Jessica Watson\u2019s memoir \u201cTrue Spirit.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica Watson proved anything really is possible when she cruised into Sydney Harbour after 210 days, sailing around the world solo and unassisted. Incredibly, she engraved her name in history, becoming the youngest person ever to voyage around the world solo, non-stop and unassisted.<\/p>\n

The then 16-year-old Watson departed in October 2009 in her Ella\u2019s Pink Lady Yacht and spent 210 days solo navigating around the southern hemisphere and surviving extreme challenges at sea before touching down in Sydney, in May 2010.<\/p>\n

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During her solo voyage at sea, the young Australian self-filmed a documentary \u2018210 Days,\u2019 which is narrated by Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson.<\/p>\n

And now, the 27-year-old Watson\u2019s successful yacht expedition is set to be chronicled in Netflix\u2019s upcoming feature film. Around the Block <\/em>filmmaker, Sarah Spillane will write and direct the biopic while the Sunstar Entertainment, Sydney-based talent management and film production company, will produce the feature film.<\/p>\n

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We're excited to bring the story of Aussie trailblazer Jessica Watson (@watsonjessica<\/a>) to the world! At 16, she became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the globe. A film adaptation of her bestselling memoir #TrueSpirit<\/a> is coming to Netflix. pic.twitter.com\/cMrjQCta49<\/a><\/p>\n

— Netflix ANZ (@NetflixANZ) July 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n