A trailblazing North Yorkshire woman will be in Whitby over the weekend with her yacht ahead of an 18-month round-the-world race.
Jasmine Harrison is showing her boat at Whitby Harbour ahead of her new challenge to sail solo around the world starting later this year.
We asked her, why Whitby?
Jasmine has entered the inaugural Mini Globe Race organised by McIntyre Adventures. The race starts with a qualifying Transatlantic leg from Portugal to Antigua from December 2025, then there will be four main legs, Antigua to Panama, Panama to Fiji, Fiji to Cape Town, Cape Town to Antigua with other pit stops along the way sailing around 24,000 miles.
This will be another challenge of a lifetime for the young Yorkshire adventurer. She will be sailing single-handed over 14 months in a 5.8m (19 feet long) yacht, racing against 20 other sailors, and will be one of only two female competitors. She will be the youngest to take part at age 25.
Her sailing yacht, Numbatou, a Class Globe 580, was made and sailed by the victor of the 2021 Globe Transat race. Jasmine has been training out of Hartlepool Marina and is looking forward to showing her boat to supporters over the weekend.
She's looking forward to the challenge ahead of her:
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