 His voyage inspired other young sailors, including Jessica Watson, to attempt similar circumnavigations.The voyage was sponsored by Mistral, the Melbourne newspaper the "Herald Sun", the Sandringham Yacht Club, Kodak, REV milk and Autohelm.Mistral was the major sponsor, donating over A$300,000 on the conditions that the name was placed on the sail, prominently and repeatedly on the boat, on the bottom of Martin's weekly newspaper column, and on Martin's clothing.