A LAUNCESTON lady is set to sail across the Atlantic after just two weeks' experience on a boat.

Jade Farrington, 24, will fly out to Lanzarote in mid February to join four others aboard a Southerly 115 yacht.

The crew plan to sail from the Canary Islands to Cape Verde off the west coast of Africa, before crossing the Atlantic to the Caribbean. They will then continue to Cartagena and the San Blas Islands and pass through the Panama Canal.

For Jade's thoughts on her upcoming adventure, see this week's edition of the 'Post'.