If you had a groan this morning about having to get up and go to work, find out more about this young woman's task for the day and feed off her enthusiasm.
A truly inspirational teenager from the Island who is severely disabled through Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, will attempt to sail from France to England at the beginning of next month. Please show your support if you can.
Natasha Lambert is one of 1,200 sailors taking part in the race across the Atlantic Ocean from Gran Canaria to St Lucia - she's hoping to raise £30,000 for three charities in the process
This time next year, inspirational Isle of Wight sailor, Natasha Lambert, will be embarking on the challenge of crossing the Atlantic in her new yacht, Blown Away, using just 'sip and puff' technology.
This will be Natasha's second lap of the Island, having first sailed round the Isle of Wight aged just 14. This time though she will be racing against over a 1,000 boats and over 10,000 sailors.
Girlguides chosen to represent the Isle of Wight as part of the INTOPS Challenge Day will go forward to a South West England Region challenge later in the year.
The High Sheriff, Robin Courage, said the awards ceremony was the highlight of the year and that he was pleased to be giving awards to some very special young people.
The family of inspirational Isle of Wight teenager, Natasha Lambert, had really been given the runaround by their insurance company after a car crashed into their parked vehicle and it was written off. Happily OnTheWight's intervention has led to an extremely positive outcome.
We all know how remarkable Natasha Lambert is, so when OnTheWight heard about an insurance company apparently giving her family the runaround after their vehicle was smashed into last November, we had to get involved. Happily there's now been a positive step forward.