SERIOUS SAILOR GIRL !!
On the other side of the globe 
arrives in Vuda Marina Fiji after a 12000 mile solo sail from Marina de Lagos Portugal and the end of leg 2 from Panama in the #mgr2025 …
BRAVO Jasmine Harrison
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Jasmine Harrison – UNITED KINGDOM – Numbatou
Jasmine is a British adventurer who loves to travel and tackle a new challenge, with two World Records under her belt.
She achieved worldwide recognition in 2021 when aged 21 became the youngest solo female to row the Atlantic Ocean. In 2022 she was the first female to swim the full length of the British Isles, from Lands End to John o’ Groats.
Since completing her first challenge, Jasmine has talked for global companies, award ceremonies and schools. Her next challenge is preparing for the Mini Globe Race 2025!
Builders Blog: https://www.jasmine-harrison.com
Jasmine Harrison has rowed the Atlantic alone and swum the length of the British Isles. Now, she is preparing to sail solo around the world in a 19ft boat
Jasmine Harrison has previously spent 70 days alone at sea while rowing across the Atlantic. Credit: Jasmine Harrison Credit: Jasmine Harrison
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Jasmine Harrison is no stranger to pushing the limits at sea.
At the age of 21, she became the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 70 days; rowing up to 20 hours a day in flat calm seats to 10-metre-high waves during the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge; she also had to recover the boat after capsize and push through injuries and physical exhaustion.
A year later, in 2022, Jasmine Harrison swam 900 miles in 110 days, from Land’s End to John o’Groats – becoming the first woman and third person ever to achieve this feat. Practical Boat Owner covered her story from the point of view of the skipper of her support boat, Will Bruton.
The double World Record holder grew up in North Yorkshire and soon became a competitive swimmer. After school, she began teaching swimming before an opportunity to teach in Grenada for three months.
Jasmine Harrison – the first woman to swim from Land’s End to John o’Groats
“This was my first major trip abroad and within a few weeks, Hurricane Maria struck devasting many Caribbean islands. Grenada was relatively unscathed but a US skipper with a couple of yachts offered relief missions to Dominica and wanted crew. I jumped at the chance,” she explained.
John D. Cowperthwait then lent Jasmine the 32ft Catalina, Zayr Naytik, and for three months, she sailed from Trinidad to the US Virgin Islands; it was while in Antigua that she saw the arrival of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge rowing boats and decided she had to compete.
“After 70 days of the highs of surfing waves and seeing amazing wildlife, and the lows of capsizes, a near miss by a ship, being on para-anchor and at times going backwards I made it into Antigua. The international press went mad as someone had achieved something remarkable whilst most of the world was reeling from lockdown, and I was thrust into the limelight. It was all a stark contrast to the previous 70 days!” said Jasmine of her experience.
She was placed on the Forbes 30-under-30 list of the world’s “brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders, and stars”, and started motivational speaking, as well as teaching swimming.
Jasmine has made modifications to Numbatou including installing a new Lewmar hatch, replacing toe rails and fitting new spreaders. Credit: Jasmine Harrison
“I wanted another challenge and decided to swim the full length of the UK, from Lands End to John O’Groats, 900 miles. Yet again it was hard gathering sponsorship, a support yacht and crew. I set off in July 2022, with a Bavaria 38 in support, and towards the end, a RIB to deal with the very worst of the seas off the north of Scotland, and completed the swim in 110 days, then sailed to Plymouth from John o’Groats via the Caledonian Canal. I gained a Guinness World Record for the first female to swim Land’s End to John o’Groats. I also raised more money for charity to add to the funds raised by my row, in total more than £30k.”
Even before her swim, Jasmine had already decided to enter the 2025 Mini Globe Race and by June 2023, she had bought the Globe 5.80, Numbatou.
Hull number 88 was built by Etienne Messikomer, who sailed her to first place in the inaugural Globe 5.80 Transat in 2021.
“I sailed her from France to Plymouth, and then towed her to Hartlepool to start training. I’ve had amazing support from the sailing community and Rotary clubs, I’ve been made a Sailing Squadron Associate of the Royal Yacht Squadron, am a member of the Ocean Cruising Club, have raced in Cowes Week and various South Coast series, and have been ‘adopted’ by the Tees and Hartlepool Yacht club as I learn more skills on more boats, whilst also learning how to handle Numbatou,” explained Jasmine, who has also launched a crowdfunding page to fund her entry.
“I want to inspire everyone, particularly young females, that anything is possible!”
