Fear and boating: Jazz Turner sets sail for round-coast challenge

'Brutal' first week tests resilience with 35 knot headwinds, a boat adrift after the anchor broke free and a failed autopilot

- Alastair Hignell

"People call me inspirational. On Tuesday, nothing was further from the truth. My boat's navigational system had broken down, the anchor had broken free, the cabin was flooded, I'd thrown up the first food I'd eaten and I couldn't hold back the tears.

Last week Jazz Turner, 26, began Project Fear, her bid to become the first disabled woman to sail solo and unassisted round the British Isles, but by day two, she was already in trouble.

The day before, hundreds of well-wishers had cheered her out of Brighton marina under blue skies. Her father, Chris, had completed last-minute checks and stowed Turner's wheelchair in a front compartment.