She's 16 years old. She's reliant on a wheelchair, and uses a mobility walker.
She has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
Could she sail across the English Channel, operating the boat only with her mouth?
Well, Natasha Lambert did just that. It took her about four hours.
Without the use of her hands, she used an adapted system, with a straw attached to a bicycle helmet, to operate the boat.
Natasha's sailing coach joined her on the boat, and her father followed on a safety boat.
Natasha's mother said this: “When she is sailing Natasha is able to experience freedom and excitement and most importantly make decisions which she is unable to do in her everyday life. She’s also grown in confidence and has made loads of friends. For her it’s all about leaving her wheelchair on the pontoon and feeling free, she says it’s wicked!”
(Read more here)
When she was 15, Natasha sailed solo around the Isle of Wight and raised over £17,000 for charity.
And now, Natasha wants to do more!
This year, she has something even bigger lined up...
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That's a pretty impressive challenge, but that's only part of what she has planned.
After she finishes the sailing leg of the journey, she will use her walker and will climb Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons, the highest peak in Britain, south of the Snowdonia mountain range. (That's 2907 feet... I have to convert that to metres).
She expects this will take her 19 days.
By doing this challenge, Natasha is hoping to raise awareness of sailors with disabilities, and fundraise for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and the Royal Yachting Association Foundation.
This is a very informative video... and I'm still stunned by the distance she's setting, and the challenge she is preparing for.
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We'll be keeping an eye in this amazing young lady!