{"id":16795,"date":"2025-08-19T11:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadaoceanracing.com\/?p=16795"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:45:17","slug":"jazz-turner-pro-am-portsmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadaoceanracing.com\/jazz-turner-pro-am-portsmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Jazz Turner, record-holding disabled sailor, joins our Pro-Am"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><h3><span class=\"EOP SCXW105670860 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">Jazz Turner joined us in the Pro-Am and sat down with Pip Hare to share her experience of Emira IV<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i>At Friday\u2019s Pro Am race in Portsmouth, UK (15 August 2025), we were honoured to welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/jazzturneruk.wordpress.com\"><strong data-end=\"432\" data-start=\"417\">Jazz Turner<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 the&nbsp;<strong data-end=\"588\" data-start=\"493\">first disabled sailor&nbsp;to complete a solo, unassisted circumnavigation of the UK and Ireland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sailing onboard&nbsp;Emira IV&nbsp;alongside Pip Hare, Jazz brought her trademark determination and infectious enthusiasm to the crew. We asked Jazz a few questions about why she connects with the sea and how she has overcome barriers to achieving her dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, the sea is just total freedom. You can be who you want out there \u2013 there\u2019s no judgment. It\u2019s just you and Mother Nature, and it\u2019s just beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jazz\u2019s story is one of resilience and strength. Despite being told her dreams were \u201cimpossible for someone like me,\u201d she has consistently fought to prove the doubters wrong:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time someone tells me no, it\u2019s just a reason for me to fight harder and prove them wrong. Maybe that\u2019s just the stubborn bit \u2013 stubborn as a donkey, as my parents always described me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She is quick to say she doesn\u2019t aim to be a role model \u2013 but her achievements speak volumes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never meant to inspire people. I\u2019m only ever out there for myself because I love the sea and I love sailing. If people can take inspiration from just always saying &#8216;yes&#8217; no matter what the world throws at them, then that\u2019s&nbsp;a bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our skipper,&nbsp;<strong data-end=\"1756\" data-start=\"1739\">Scott Shawyer<\/strong>, praised Jazz as a true embodiment of the team\u2019s ethos:&nbsp;\u201cJazz is a brilliant example of what \u2018Choose Your Adventure\u2019 really means. She shows the courage to follow her own path, even when others say it can\u2019t be done. 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