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Thirty-seven year old Hilary Lister sailed into the record books on Monday 31st August 2009.

She became the first quadriplegic woman to sail solo around Britain.

Since the age of 15 Hilary was in a wheelchair due to a progressive neurological disorder. Gradually she lost the use of all of her body from the neck down.

Now thirty-seven years old, Hilary has a specially adapted sailing boat that is steered by blowing into a system of tubes.

Last year she made her first attempt to sail solo around Britain, but was forced to stop by bad weather.

Now she's finally broken the record and talks to Outlook about this huge challenge.

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