A terminal sick sailor who had earlier completed a single trip around the British islands is planning its latest venture-one goal sailing challenge.
Jazz Turner, Ciford, an engineer from East Sussex, live with Ehlers Danlos syndrome, a weak genetic condition that affects connective tissue.
The full -time wheelchair user said that she wanted to become the first disabled female sailor to attend the Royal Western Yacht Club in the Worldstar Challenge of England.
The 27 -year -old told BBC Radio Sussex that he had started planning a challenge three hours after completing the journey of 2,070 miles (3,331 km) around the British islands.
Ms. Turner said that the challenge would require the right boat and sponsorship.
“I am always ready for challenges that push me on my shore. I have to face many ‘no’ in my life, but I try my best to turn them into ‘yes’,” he said.
“The correct partnership can turn this vision into reality.”
Ms. Turner was diagnosed with Ehlars Danlos syndrome, which causes unconsciousness and seizures at the age of 18.
Due to complications, doctors told him that his position is the terminal.
“As my condition has moved forward, one thing I had sure was that I never stopped sailing,” he said.
His Four weeks journey around British islands More than £ 52,000 for celebrity, which helps people disabled reach sailing.
He said that the journey was about showing that “anything is possible”.
Commodore Adrian Gray of the Royal Western Yacht Club said: “Jazz symbolizes why we created this Corinthian-style race.”
The challenge is scheduled to be held in September next year.
