Race against time / Ellen MacArthur.
By: MacArthur, Ellen.
Material type:
BookPublisher: London : Penguin, 2006Description: 287 p. : col. ill., map ; 20 cm.ISBN: 0141026480.Subject(s): MacArthur, Ellen -- Diaries | Women sailors -- Great Britain -- Diaries | Single-handed sailing
| Voyages around the world | Sailing -- RecordsDDC classification: 797.14092
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending | 797.14092 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00109739 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Originally published: London: Michael Joseph, 2005.