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	Ellen MacArthur's achievement sinks, no 'sails' in : Sports
		But as connected as MacArthur was as she skimmed over the oceans at a record pace in her 75-foot trimaran, it was all virtual companionship.
		The daughter of school teachers, MacArthur was raised in landlocked Derbyshire, England, and saved most of her meal money from school for eight years to buy her first boat.
		MacArthur's voyage covered 27,353 miles, and she averaged 15.9 knots an hour and about four hours of sleep a night, nearly all of it coming in the form of naps of 20 to 30 minutes.
	www.earthtimes.org /articles/show/1549.html (457 words)

	Ellen MacArthur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ellen McArthur balances safety and speed as she races toward the finish of the 24,000 mile circumnavigation of the planet, The Vendee Globe.
		MacArthur was vexed by concern for her colleague, and race organizers asked her and another skipper to alter course and sail toward Parlier's last known position.
		Ellen MacArthur has battled her way in to third place after a rough evening in which one of her sails was shredded.
	www.yourexpedition.com /umbrella_pages/ellen.shtml (1977 words)

	Ellen MacArthur's Solo Circumnavigation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ellen's shore team were on board and sailing the final 100 miles from the finish line off Ushant to Falmouth harbour that brought to a close Ellen's epic voyage.
		Ellen MacArthur was on a high yesterday - but she had been forced to use all her knowledge, strength and determination to overcome the lows which dogged her journey.
		During the incident-packed trip Miss MacArthur suffered burns to her arm, was battered and bruised when she had to climb the 90ft mast of her B andQ trimaran and narrowly avoided hitting a whale.
	wesingfire.tripod.com /maryclairewellinger/id184.html (1540 words)

	Ellen MacArthur
		Ellen MacArthur was born on 8 July, 1976 in Derbyshire.
		In 1998, MacArthur came fifth overall in the Route de Rhum tranatlantic race and was named Yachtsman of the Year.
		But 2005 was a crowning year for Ellen MacArthur and more than made up for the tough times and the many years not just on the rough seas but also in the daunting task of gaining sponsorship and other down-to--earth impediments.
	www.biogs.com /famous/macarthur.html (373 words)

	CNN.com - Record-breaker MacArthur back home - Feb 8, 2005
		MacArthur crossed a "finish line" in the waters between Ushant, France, and the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall on the south coast of England late on Monday after sailing for 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds.
		MacArthur first came to prominence when she finished second in the Vendee Globe round the world race in 2000-2001, becoming the fastest woman and the youngest person to sail around the world.
		MacArthur had built a four-day lead on Joyon's time when she reached the halfway mark by rounding Cape Horn on New Year's Eve but she slipped behind the Frenchman's pace when she was buffeted by heavy storms in the southern ocean.
	www.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/02/08/britain.macarthur/index.html (818 words)

	Ellen MacArthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born July 8, 1976) is an English sailor from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
		MacArthur's second place in the 2000-2001 edition of the Vendée Globe, with a time of 94 days, 4 hours and 25 minutes, is the world record for a single-handed, non-stop, monohull circumnavigation by a woman.
		Dame Ellen MacArthur Trust Website — The Trust's aim is to support, empower and enliven children suffering from cancer or leukaemia by introducing them to the joys of sailing on the sea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ellen_MacArthur (984 words)

	QUEEN HONOURS DAME ELLEN MAC ARTHUR SOLO NAVIGATION RECORD 8 FEBRUARY 2005 B&Q CASTORAMA
		Ellen MacArthur last night confirmed her status as one of the most remarkable sailors in the history of her sport, setting a new world record for single-handed circumnavigation in dramatic circumstances off the northern coast of France.
		MacArthur's second place in the 2000-2001 edition of the Vendée Globe, with a time of 94 days, 4 hours and 25 minutes, is the world record for a single-handed, non-stop, monohull circumnavigation by a woman.
		Ellen MacArthur Trust Website - The Trust's aim is to support, empower and enliven children suffering from cancer or leukaemia by introducing them to the joys of sailing on the sea.
	www.solarnavigator.net /dame_ellen_macarthur.htm (4568 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Yachting: MacArthur full sail in business waters
		The romance of singlehanded sailing and the elemental battle with nature are what made MacArthur famous three years ago when she was runner-up in the Vendee Globe non-stop round the world race and runner-up in BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award of 2001.
		MacArthur's partner in Offshore Challenges is Mark Turner, who raced in the same 1997 Mini Transat that was both the start of their association and the beginning of MacArthur the phenomenon.
		MacArthur set out her stall early, as good as camping in boatyards on the Hamble and in Cherbourg, trying to move from the fringes of professional yachting to the heart.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/12/19/soyots19.xml&sSheet=/sport/2003/12/19/ixothspt.html (1165 words)

	BBC - Derby - Around Derby - Famous Derby - Ellen MacArthur biography
		When 26-year-old Ellen Macarthur became the fastest woman to sail around the world, it was the culmination of years of hard work and determination.
		Ellen's passionate relationship with sailing began when she was eight and stepped aboard her aunt's boat to go sailing on the East Coast.
		Ellen's plans of becoming a vet hit the buffers thanks to a bout of glandular fever whilst in the sixth form, so she resolved instead to become a professional sailor.
	www.bbc.co.uk /derby/features/famous_derby/ellen_macarthur.shtml (776 words)

	CNN.com - Yachtswoman sails to solo record - February 12, 2001
		As MacArthur came in towards the harbour, she was greeted by a massive crowd waving and cheering, many hanging off the harbour wall to catch a glimpse of the young woman who is considered a heroine in France.
		Ellen's parents Avril and Ken and younger brother Fergus flew over their daughter in the Bay of Biscay in a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter.
		MacArthur has astounded many in the sailing world by matching the eventual winner Michel Desjoyeaux almost mile for mile in the latter stages of the race.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/02/11/sailing.macarthur/index.html (749 words)

	Ellen MacArthur: Young Star of Singlehanded Sailing
		Note-I started taking notice of Ellen Macarthur when she raced a 50-foot boat solo across the Atlantic in 1998 and beat many of the 60 footers.
		They were watching intently, via the internet, as MacArthur stayed with the leading group down the Atlantic in November, and moved into the top three south of New Zealand as breakages and malfunctions thinned the fleet of 24 down to 16.
		Ellen MacArthur has found out since she sailed Kingfisher across the finish line of the Vendée Globe race in second place.
	www.angelfire.com /or/petermarsh/ellenmacarthur.htm (1691 words)

	The 2005 TIME 100: Ellen MacArthur
		Ellen MacArthur claimed the distinction on Feb. 7 with her extraordinary 71 days 14 hr.
		MacArthur, 28, burst into prominence in the sailing world in 2000 with a win in the monohull division of an important solo transatlantic race.
		MacArthur is an inspiration for women throughout the world to pursue their dreams of success against the odds.
	www.time.com /time/subscriber/2005/time100/heroes/100macarthur.html (296 words)

	BBC - Derby - Sport - Ellen MacArthur launches her new Trimaran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ellen MacArthur's next solo project has been realized with the launch of the new 75-foot trimaran in Sydney, Australia.
		Ellen MacArthur will attempt to set a number of new records, such as, the 24-hour record, transatlantic record, round Britain, Shanghai-London (based on the Clipper tall-ships route) with the long-term goal of setting a new non-stop round the world record.
		Ellen said: "We have built what we hope will be a record-breaking boat that can set new solo speed records.
	www.bbc.co.uk /derby/sport/ellen/2004/trimaran_launch/launch.shtml (393 words)

	ISAF - Ellen MACARTHUR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ellen Macarthur is having a good start to 2005 on board the 75-foot multihull B&Q - she set a new personal best 24-hour run of 484.5 miles for this record attempt [previous best 481 miles] and continues to build on her two and a half day advantage over Francis JOYON (FRA).
		MacArthur was highly concerned yesterday as the sea temperature plummeted - the first indication of potential ice - to 6.1 degrees and that, combined with dense fog, made sailing fast in pitch darkness pretty stressful.
		MacArthur is coming from the opposite direction and has kept ahead by sailing faster averages and sailing a shorter course further south.
	www.sailing.org /default.asp?ID=j1,Fhtu7~&format=popup (789 words)

	NORTH eNews \| North Bulletin - Ellen MacArthur Sets New World Record!
		She's rosy-cheeked and 5-foot-2, and Ellen MacArthur is a lot tougher than me or you: the British solo-sailing wunderkind has just set a new world record of 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes, and 33 seconds on her nonstop singlehanded circumnavigation.
		Queen Elizabeth described Ellen's achievement as "remarkable and historic" and promptly bestowed the title of Dame (the female equivalent of knighthood) on the 28-year-old, the youngest person ever to receive the honor.
		Ellen’s motto is simpler—a’donf—in French, “go for it.” We’ve been following Ellen via her website (www.teamellen.com), eavesdropping on ordinary days (“I’ve gone off museli bars and, unfortunately, I based my diet on eating a lot of them.
	na.northsails.com /NORTHeNews/EllenMacArthur.htm (444 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Sailing \| MacArthur sails into record books
		When MacArthur set sail on 28 November, she was under no illusions as to the scale of the task that lay ahead of her.
		MacArthur has had to contend with extreme weather conditions and technical problems in her bid to better Joyon.
		MacArthur burnt her arm trying to stop fumes and heat leaking into her cabin early on in the race and suffered bad bruising after scaling the mast to make repairs on the return Atlantic leg.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/4229079.stm (821 words)

	MacArthur's journey - MacArthur's journey - MSNBC.com
		Liot Vapillon / AP British sailor Ellen MacArthur clenches her fist in victory aboard her trimaran Castorama - B and Q during her solo round-the-world record attempt, Monday, Feb. 7, 2005 off the French coast, near the Isle of Ouessant, western France.
		Ellen is 28 years old and determined to become the fastest skipper on the planet—man or woman.
		Ellen is into the Atlantic headed south on a course sanctioned by the elite sailors who attempt these kind of records.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/13004704 (1148 words)

	Cowes Online - Ellen MacArthur Trust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Ellen MacArthur Trust makes sailing accessible to children who, because of their illness would not otherwise be given the opportunity.
		The Ellen MacArthur Trust is the official charity to Skandia Cowes Week for 2006-2008 and the Derbyshire Building Society have developed an new affinity account, with a percentage of profits from the account going to the Ellen MacArthur Trust.
		The Ellen MacArthur Trust is urging everyone enjoying Skandia Cowes Week to dig deep and help them to raise £100,000 in their first year as the official charity of the prestigious sailing regatta.
	www.cowes.co.uk /cb/zone?p=index;cat_id=143;cp=0-142-143 (958 words)

	Team Ellen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This new time breaks Ellen's existing record of 13 days 13 hours 31 mins, 41 secs, which she set in the last edition of the race in 2002.
		After being lifted from the water and moved inside at the GBR yard in West Cowes, the B&Q trimaran is now undergoing a small re-fit and being prepared for the re-spraying of the hulls in October.
		Ellen returned to Derbyshire to join local volunteers and employees of the Derbyshire Building Society at a fundraising event at Carsington Water today (10/09/06).
	www.teamellen.com /en/ellen.asp (1033 words)

	Leader: Ellen MacArthur \| Sailing \| Guardian Unlimited Sport
		Ellen MacArthur's 27,000-mile record-breaking voyage around the world is one of the most remarkable achievements in modern sport.
		For MacArthur to break it at her first attempt is testament to her gifts as a sailor and her dreadnought attitude of aggression and sheer determination.
		The crowd that gathered to meet MacArthur at Falmouth was a visible fraction of the millions who have followed her progress and applauded her triumph.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /sailing/comment/0,10086,1408610,00.html (382 words)

	The Gordon Poole Entertainment Agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ellen MacArthur does not come from any yachting club, 'Howard's Way' culture and has not risen through the ranks of the sailing elite.
		When Ellen was eight, an aunt took her sailing on the east coast, after which she was hooked.
		Ellen's uncle, Dr Glyn MacArthur, a GP in Crich, was woken during one night to hear Ellen's voice asking his advice on a head injury she'd sustained during a severe gale on the Route du Rhum.
	www.gordonpoole.com /speakers/EllenMacArthurMBE.htm (1006 words)

	Discovery Channel - Ships - Pioneers - Ellen MacArthur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		MacArthur specialises in long-distance, solo sailing and broke the world record to sail the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2005.
		MacArthur made a series of different record attempts before setting her non-stop, round-the-world time of 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds in February 2005.
		Ellen MacArthur was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2005 and decided to attempt to break the transatlantic speed record in the latter half of the same year.
	www.discoverychannel.co.uk /ships/pioneers/ellen_macarthur/index.shtml (235 words)

	Skandia Cowes Week 2006: Ellen MacArthur Trust
		Ellen MacArthur is excited at the prospect of the charity she founded being given the opportunity to raise much needed funds, and also allow The Trust to raise its profile through the association with the longest-running and largest sailing regatta in the World.
		The Ellen MacArthur Trust and its volunteers will be visible throughout the week with their stand in The Parade Village where everyone will be able to play a Virtual Skipper game and aim to get the best daily score and win some great prizes.
		Launched by Ellen MacArthur in 2003, the Trust takes young people aged between 8-18 sailing to help them regain their confidence, on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illness.
	www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20060627125154ywcowesweek06.html (1022 words)

	Ellen MacArthur
		Dame Ellen MacArthur is available for a limited number of motivational and keynote speaking engagements.
		The Ellen MacArthur story is not just about sailing, rather one of human endeavour - and here it is, from land-locked Derbyshire girl to 'Yachtsman of the Year', in a flash...
		Ellen will be aiming to set other solo speed sailing records in her quest to become the fastest sailor on the planet during the lifetime of the BandQ trimaran.
	www.cmmol.net /ellen_macarthur.htm (1408 words)

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