Teenager Watson finishes 37th in Sydney-Hobart

HOBART, Australia (AP) - Teenager Jessica Watson can add the grueling Sydney to Hobart yacht race to her list of sailing accomplishments.

The 18-year-old Watson, who last year became the youngest person to sail around the world solo, nonstop and unassisted, finished 37th on Friday of 88 starting yachts.

Her yacht crossed the line at Constitution Docks in 4 days, 2 hours, 12 minutes - nearly two days behind winning supermaxi Investec Loyal in the 628-nautical-mile race.

Watson took the helm of a Sydney 38-class boat with a youngest-ever race crew of 10, including fellow solo circumnavigator Mike Perham of Britain. The average age of Watson's crew, which made a practice run from Sydney to Hobart in November, was 19.