When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.

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Cast

Teagan Croft

Jessica Watson

Cliff Curtis

Ben Bryant

Alyla Browne

Young Jessica

Josh Lawson

Roger Watson

Anna Paquin

Julie Watson

Bridget Webb

Emily Watson

Stacy Clausen

Tom Watson

Todd Lasance

Craig Atherton

Josephine Flynn

Reporter #1

Alice Tate

Georgina Bauer

Teagan Croft — Jessica Watson

Croft's career began when she played the part of Scout Finch in a theatrical adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird when she was nine years old. She garnered enough attention to land the lead role in the 2016 film The Osiris Child. That same year, Croft had a recurring role as Bella Loneragan in Home and Away. In August 2017, she was cast as the DC Comics character Raven in the DC Universe series Tit

Cliff Curtis — Ben Bryant

Clifford Vivian Devon Curtis (born July 27, 1968) is a New Zealand actor. His film credits include Once Were Warriors (1994), Three Kings (1999), Training Day (2001), Whale Rider (2002), Collateral Damage (2002), Sunshine, Live Free or Die Hard (both 2007), The Dark Horse (2014), for which he won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor, Doctor Sleep (2019), Avatar, and Avata

Alyla Browne — Young Jessica

Alyla Browne (born 7 April 2010) is an Australian child actress, she started her acting career, at age of six, by doing TVCS. In the years since then, she has made her mark in film and television, and has worked alongside the very best.