Ellen MacArthur 288 p, hardcover, 27.3x19.5 cm
Just after ten o'clock on the night of 7 Feb 2005, Ellen MacArthur crossed an imaginary line in the sea off Brittany to become the fastest person ever to sail solo round the world.
The record was held by a Frenchman, Francis Joyon. He'd slashed over twenty days off the previous record and many thought his extraordinary new benchmark would stand for ten years or more. Most experts thought that the record would be beyond MacArthur. But in a superhuman effort that forced her to dig deeper than ever before, she proved the doubters wrong.
Her effort captured the world's imagination and the scenes that greeted her return to Falmouth were euphoric. She had become, some claimed, the finest sailor her country had ever produced.
Drawing on logs, emails, sound and video diaries, this beautifully designed, fully illustrated book captures the drama, excitement, danger, joy and tears of a truly extraordinary achievement - in Ellen's own words.
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