"The decision was made that I'd attempt to refloat her independently, using two anchors, one off the bow and one off the stern to pull her into deeper water as the tide came in. Sounds simple...?" Painting credit: Claudia MyattIn her own words, adventurer and disabled sailor Jazz Turner reflects on her recent record-setting UK and Ireland circumnavigation and her decision to turn down a hospice bed and ‘get out into the English Channel and turn right’ Adventurer and disabled sailor Jazz T...| Practical Boat Owner
Do you have a 35-40ft long keel boat with a ketch, cutter or sloop rig that Jazz can borrow? Photo credit: Jazz TurnerFresh from her record-setting round-UK and Ireland circumnavigation in a 1975 Albin Vega 27, disabled yachtswoman Jazz Turner is seeking a boat and sponsorship to take on the WorldStar Race 2026. Adventurer and disabled sailor Jazz Turner has set her sights on another circumnavigation, this time global – the WorldStar Race.| Practical Boat Owner
Ian Wyllie has completed a solo circumnavigation of the UK and Ireland in the Vancouver 27, Trilleen, he restored in parallel to his own rehabilitation.| Practical Boat Owner
Jazz Turner's highs and lows of a record-breaking voyage – including Ben Ainslie and dolphin support while battling chronic pain and challenging weather| Practical Boat Owner