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  1. Ellen MacArthur

    Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur DBE (born 8 July 1976) is a retired English sailor, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight.. MacArthur is a successful solo long-distance yachtswoman.On 7 February 2005, she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, a feat which gained her international renown.

  2. Dame Ellen MacArthur

    Dame Ellen MacArthur (born July 8, 1976, Whatstandwell, Derbyshire, England) English yachtswoman who in 2005 set a world record for the fastest solo nonstop voyage around the world on her first attempt.. MacArthur began sailing with her aunt at age four and spent her spare time reading sailing books. Four years later she started saving her school dinner money to buy her first boat.

  3. Ellen MacArthur: The passion behind becoming a round-the-world yachtswoman

    The now-retired yachtswoman saw her love for the sport date back to when she was a child. ... Ellen MacArthur completed the 27,000 mile journey and broke Francis Joyon's solo round the world ...

  4. Ellen MacArthur Biography

    Yachtswoman Born July 8, 1976, in Derbyshire, England; daughter of Ken (a teacher) and Avril (a teacher) MacArthur. ... Acrowd of thousands greeted 28-year-old Ellen MacArthur on a chilly February day in 2005 when she and her boat, the B&Q, arrived in Falmouth, England, after completing a 71-day around-the-world solo voyage. MacArthur's ...

  5. Ellen MacArthur

    Record-breaking round-the-world yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur talks about her life, in order to inspire others to recognise their own passions and talents. Sub...

  6. Navigating the circular economy: A conversation with Dame Ellen

    At the age of 28, in early 2005, yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur achieved what was then the fastest single-handed circumnavigation of the globe, sailing more than 26,000 miles in just over 71 days. While learning how to cope with limited supplies of water, food, and fuel, MacArthur quickly discovered just how important her scarce resources were to her survival.

  7. Women's History Spotlight: Dame Ellen MacArthur

    Megan McSweeney. Mar 25, 2022. Dame Ellen MacArthur was born July 8, 1976 in Derbyshire, England. She grew up sailing with her aunt on the eastern coast of England. At age eight, she saved her lunch money to buy an eight-foot dinghy. At 17, she began working at the David King Nautical School in Kingston upon Hull.

  8. Ellen MacArthur, Adventurers of the Year 2005

    April 25, 2016. • 2 min read. On February 7, aboard a 75-foot (23-meter) Australian-built trimaran called the B&Q, Ellen MacArthur reached an invisible line in the Atlantic, off the French coast ...

  9. BBC Two

    Record-breaking round-the-world yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur talks about her life in order to inspire others to recognise their own passions and talents. In this clip, she explains how she went ...

  10. Ellen MacArthur

    Ellen MacArthur. In the second of a new series in which sportsmen and women describe life-defining moments, yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur reveals how her grandmother inspired her to fulfil her ...

  11. Why Ellen MacArthur is still going round in circles

    And one of them is the British record-breaking, solo round-the-world yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur. During her circumnavigation voyage in 2004-5, she became very aware of self sufficiency.

  12. Ellen MacArthur launches her next global challenge

    Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new long-distance challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability. Now retired from racing yachts, she has committed herself ...

  13. Ellen MacArthur

    Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust Rebuilding young people's confidence. The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is a national organisation that takes young people aged between 8-24 sailing to help them regain confidence, on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illness. www.ellenmacarthurcancertrust.org

  14. Ellen MacArthur

    Ellen MacArthur. Outstanding Achievement Award. Ellen MacArthur, yachtswoman, who at 28 years of age, sailed single handed round-the-world.

  15. 'It's shocking, it's horrendous': Ellen MacArthur's fight against

    Round-the-world yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur, in 2006. ... Seven years later, the team has grown from the yachtswoman and a couple of friends to a 100-strong staff on the Isle of Wight, where she ...

  16. Dame Ellen MacArthur

    Dame Ellen MacArthur is a Record-Breaking Yachtswoman. Dame Ellen's fascination with sailing started at just 4 when she began sailing with her aunt. While at school, Ellen started saving her dinner money to hopefully one day buy a boat. At 13, she purchased her first boat/dinghy, 'Threepenny Bit'.

  17. Yachtswoman sails to solo record

    Yachtswoman sails to solo record. LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France -- British solo yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has sailed home to a hero's welcome in the Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race.

  18. Dame Ellen MacArthur to advise ministers on environment

    Dame Ellen MacArthur is now a champion for a "circular economy" A round-the-world yachtswoman and a wildlife filmmaker will sit on a committee advising the Scottish government on environmental issues.

  19. Record yachtswoman ready to sail again

    Record yachtswoman ready to sail again. LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France -- Solo sailor Ellen MacArthur is planning her next adventure less than 24 hours after becoming the fastest woman to sail round ...

  20. MacArthur, Ellen

    Ellen MacArthur. Yachtswoman. Born July 8, 1976, in Derbyshire, England; daughter of Ken (a teacher) and Avril (a teacher) MacArthur. ... Acrowd of thousands greeted 28-year-old Ellen MacArthur on a chilly February day in 2005 when she and her boat, the B&Q, arrived in Falmouth, England, after completing a 71-day around-the-world solo voyage ...

  21. 13 Top female sailors

    Ellen is a professional racer; I was an adventurer." ... To add to her impressive achievements, the former yachtswoman is now an international bestselling author with 12 fiction novels under her belt and four non fiction. She is also a trustee of the charity Action for M.E., which raises money and awareness for sufferers of chronic fatigue ...

  22. BBC

    Ellen MacArthur MBE is one of Britain's best known and loved sportswomen. She is a yachtswoman who shot to fame after she finished second in the gruelling Vendée Globe single-handed Round the ...

  23. The tediousness of the long-distance runner

    Whether that's scaling El Capitan with one's fingernails, à la Free Solo's Alex Honnold, or being a solo yachtswoman, such as Ellen MacArthur, and trying to circumnavigate the globe.

  24. KS2 / KS3 PSHE: Becoming a record-breaking yachtswoman

    Record-breaking round-the-world yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur talks about her life in order to inspire others to recognise their own passions and talents. Suitable for KS2 and KS3 in England, Wales ...