Penguin, 2006 About the book: Just after 10:00 on the night of February 7th, 2004, Ellen MacArthur crossed an imaginary line in the sea off Brittany to become the fastest person ever to sail solo around the world. The record was held by a frenchman, Francis Joyon. He'd slashed over 20 days off the previous record and many thought his extraordinary new benchmark would stand for 10 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 every produced. Drawing on logs, emails, and 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.. Soft cover. Fine.

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Just after 10.00 on the night of February 7th 2004, 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 20 days off the previous record and many thought his extraordinary new benchmark would stand for 10 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 every 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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Bookseller: Emily Green Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: ABE-1708275902792
Title: Race Against Time
Author: MacArthur, Ellen
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0141026480
ISBN 13: 9780141026480
Publisher: Penguin
Place of Publication: Uk
Date Published: 2006

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