Disabled sailor and adventurer
Natasha Lambert BEM, multi award-winning disabled sailor and adventurer. Natasha lives in Cowes, Isle of Wight, the home of British Sailing. Despite being born with Quadraplegic cerebral palsy, Natasha is one of those individuals who is unwilling to accept the word "can't". This tenacity has enabled Natasha to achieve feats which most people would have considered impossible; from sailing the … Read More
Not from a sailing family, Natasha had her first sail at the age of 9 and was hooked. 11 years later Natasha has gone from strength to strength, experiencing and overcoming many challenges along the way. It has had a life-changing effect on Natasha, shaping her life so much so she is now proud to be able to help others with similar needs via the Charity she has helped set up, MissIsle School of … Read More
YES, the challenge is definitely going ahead and starts on Sunday 22 November 2020! After the postponement from last year it is so pleasing to be able to announce that we are all in Gran Canaria with Blown Away ready to start the crossing with the rest of the ARC fleet. We have spent the last 2 weeks here doing the final preparations on the boat and fitting extra solar panels, fixing the … Read More
Blown Away (by MissIsle) Blown away is a Nautitech Open 46 Catamaran. After 18 months of research this was the chosen boat to enable Natasha to fulfil her dream of sailing across the Atlantic. Being a catamaran, it is essentially a very stable sailing platform to sail on and allows an exceptional amount of space on board letting Natasha move around more easily. Blown Away was not obtained as … Read More