ELLEN MACARTHUR

When Ellen finished the Vendee Globe, yachting's toughest race aged just 24 the nation took her to it's heart. The depth of the affection for Ellen is extraordinary - she makes people feel like they can do anything! This is her story, written in true Ellen style, in her own words, without the help of a ghost writer. Passionate, dramatic and deeply affecting, her story will move and inspire all who read it.

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.

Oliver DewarThe first book to bring together an original collection of extreme sailing challenges; Pictures that make the stomach churn of the most hardened sailor; A gazetteer with details of events and competitions; Perfect gift (in the same series as the successful Extreme Golf) Sailing is becoming more and more extreme, as technological advancements mean that vessels are getting faster, while sailors are better equipped than ever to conquer the elements and explore uncharted waters with sophisticated satellite navigation systems. Todays sailors have an insatiable desire to smash records and make history, conquering near-impossible weather conditions and treacherous icy waters in the process. Maritime marathons such as The Race, in which competitors circumnavigate the globe in as fast a time as possible, are springing up around the globe and attracting more and more fearless individuals. Extreme Sail is a circumnavigation of the most extreme maritime featsincluding the Vendee Globe, the Sydney-Hobart, the America's Cup, and the Ostar. Engaging text is accompanied by visually breathtaking photographs capturing the true spirit of extreme sailing. There are also quotes throughout from sailors who have participated in extreme events, and a gazetteer at the back of the book gives information on all the races, events, and competitions mentioned.

When Ellen finished the Vendee Globe, yachtings toughest race aged just 24 the nation took her to its heart. The depth of the affection for Ellen is extraordinary - she makes people feel like they can do anything!This is her story, written intrue Ellen style, in her own words, without the help of a ghost writer.Passionate, dramatic and and deeply affecting, her story will move and inspire all who read it.

In October 2009 Ellen MacArthur, one of the greatest sportswomen in the world, announced her retirement from competitive sailing. Many were in disbelief. How could the woman who had fought so hard to set so many records give up racing? But Ellen had found an even tougher challenge than sailing solo round the globe.Now Ellen is ready to write about her incredible last ten years, including the trip which changed her life. She speaks honestly about the trials of fame after coming second in the Vendee Globe in 2001; about her frustrations in missing the record for the West-East transatlantic crossing by just 75 minutes in 2004; the dramatic capsize and dismasting she experienced prior to her record attempt, and then the ultimate triumph of her spectacular, record-breaking, non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2004-5, sharing every painful and exciting moment of her 71 days alone at sea.And of course she tells of the fateful trip to South Georgia in 2005 which caused her to decide to leave competitive sailing behind for ever and focus all her ambition and energy towards a new and much bigger race . . .Ellens searingly honest story is a story of triumph over incredible adversity and will inspire others to follow in this remarkable womans wake.

La figura de Ellen MacArthur ha dado un giro radical y un toque de frescura y renovación al mundo de las regatas de altura. En este libro narra su corta pero intensa carrera, habla de sus pequeñas y grandes historias, desde la primera regata hasta su ultimo exito en la Vendee Globe, la mas exigente regata de altura para solitarios. Y tambien habla de sus ilusiones e inquietudes, de la gente que la ha ayudado y de la que ha aprendido, y, por supuesto, de que donde se encuentra mas a gusto, es compitiendo en medio del oceano. Ellen MacArthur es hoy, sin lugar a dudas, un fenomeno mediatico, pero ha sabido demostrar en una disciplina tan exigente como las regatas oceanicas en solitario que es capaz de ganar a contrincantes con mas experiencia y capacidad fisica. Un relato apasionado y apasionante de una lucha con determinacion y energia, pero necesariamente con cabeza y sensibilidad.