Terminally ill sailor from Sussex completes inspiring voyage around British Isles

Terminally ill sailor from Sussex completes inspiring voyage around British Isles

A terminally ill sailor from Seaford has completed her inspiring 2,000 mile solo voyage around the UK.

Jazz Turner Becomes First Disabled Person to Sail Britain Solo

Jazz Turner sailing in the Channel off the South coast near Brighton in her boat ‘Fear’. Credit: Phot Tom Pilston Jazz Turner becomes the first ever disabled person to sail around the British Isles solo and without support.  On Monday 30th June at 12:30 BST, aboard her small yacht FEAR, Jazz Turner sailed into Brighton Marina after four weeks at sea. On 2nd June, she had set off on a mission to become the first ever disabled person to sail solo …

"I crawled 50m across rocks with an anchor on my back": Jazz Turner's record voyage - Practical Boat Owner

Jazz Turner's extraordinary circumnavigation included support from Ben Ainslie and dolphins while battling chronic pain, navigating her Albin Vega 27 around the UK and Ireland through challenging weather and big waves.Solo sailor Jazz Turner, first disabled person to complete a non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the UK and Ireland, at the voyage finish at Brighton Marina. Credit: Fergus KennedyWhen Jazz Turner turns 27 next Tuesday (8th Ju…

Jazz Turner Faces Everything and Rises

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Terminally Ill Sailor, Jazz Turner, Becomes the First Disabled Person to Sail Solo Around UK

Jazz Turner sailed back into Brighton on Monday afternoon, June 30, after a voyage of 28 days, becoming the first disabled person to make the journey around the British Isles non-stop and unassisted. Turner sailed from Brighton on June 2 on her Albin Vega 27-foot yacht named Fear, which stands for “Face Everything and Rise.” A 26-year-old, engineer from Seaford, Turner lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a debilitating genetic condition that affe…