![Hannah White is bidding to become the fastest woman on water using only wind power.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714152639-hannah-white-flying-sunset.jpg?q=w_2200,h_1467,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Hannah White is bidding to become the fastest woman on water using only wind power.
![The Briton plans to tackle the record attempt at London's City Airport in February.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714144316-hannah-white-science-museum.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1996,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The Briton plans to tackle the record attempt at London's City Airport in February.
![Remarkably, White had not even sailed a moth dinghy six months ago, let alone have any aspirations to be the fastest woman to travel in one.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714151756-hannah-white-foiling.jpg?q=w_4501,h_3001,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Remarkably, White had not even sailed a moth dinghy six months ago, let alone have any aspirations to be the fastest woman to travel in one.
![Her boat was designed by David Chisholm, an ex-Boeing and F1 engineer, who came up with the creation in his garden shed.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714144206-hannah-white-david-chisholm.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1996,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
Her boat was designed by David Chisholm, an ex-Boeing and F1 engineer, who came up with the creation in his garden shed.
![White has already attempted one record by being the fastest person across the English Channel.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714152709-hannah-white-ferry.jpg?q=w_2200,h_1467,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
White has already attempted one record by being the fastest person across the English Channel.
![She achieved the feat in a time of three hours and 44 minutes, all part of her long-term record attempt.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714151719-hannah-white-english-channel.jpg?q=w_2200,h_1467,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
She achieved the feat in a time of three hours and 44 minutes, all part of her long-term record attempt.
![The London-based adventurer is best known for her TV work commentating on the Extreme Sailing Series and the America's Cup.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714144128-hannah-white-smiling.jpg?q=w_4000,h_2670,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The London-based adventurer is best known for her TV work commentating on the Extreme Sailing Series and the America's Cup.
![When the Extreme Sailing Series came to Cardiff, White took her boat onto the water in the nearby harbor.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714143947-hannah-white-cardiff-harbour.jpg?q=w_4000,h_2670,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
When the Extreme Sailing Series came to Cardiff, White took her boat onto the water in the nearby harbor.
![The boat is small enough that it can be folded away and transported on the roof of her car.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714151616-hannah-white-car-boat.jpg?q=w_2200,h_1466,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
The boat is small enough that it can be folded away and transported on the roof of her car.
![White feels like she has been on a crash-course with regards to the science behind her boat and the record attempt.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714152433-hannah-white-boat-management.jpg?q=w_2200,h_1469,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
White feels like she has been on a crash-course with regards to the science behind her boat and the record attempt.
![And there have been no shortage of crashes in training -- she says one in every three runs tends to end like that.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714152236-hannah-white-english-coast.jpg?q=w_4261,h_2841,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
And there have been no shortage of crashes in training -- she says one in every three runs tends to end like that.
![But White has not been deterred and, with regularly training, is confident the record will be hers.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/150714144416-hannah-white-project-speedbird.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1848,x_0,y_0,c_fill/h_447)
But White has not been deterred and, with regularly training, is confident the record will be hers.