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Race Against Time
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by Ellen Macarthur
Just after 10 o’clock on the night of February 8th 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 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 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.
Author : Ellen Macarthur
Hardback: Pages
SKU: P6787
