Ellen MacArthur
Yacht Racer
Opinel knife carves out a niche in historyPicasso used it in his workshop, Ellen MacArthur and Eric Tabarly took it out to sea. From a blacksmith's forge in France's Savoie region, the simple Opinel knife has come a long way. Today Opinel is a household name and style icon, with... In this article: Trademark, Pablo Picasso, World War II, Ellen MacArthur, Eric Tabarly, and Museum of Modern Art |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | November 13, 2009
Seb Josse and JeanFrancois Cuzon activate distress beacon due to storm damage
...Falmouth by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre. The BT Open 60 is owned and managed by Offshore Challenges, run by Dame Ellen MacArthur and her partner Mark Turner and competing in its last race before the sponsorship deal with BT...
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | November 06, 2009
Sam Davies keen to make waves in the Transat Jacques Vabre
Her blithe daily media returns became a feature of the race and were in stark contrast to the tortured sentiments that came off Dame Ellen MacArthur's B&Q on her 71-day record breaker that effectively put an end to her career in 2005.
In this article: Mike Golding, ISAF World Sailor Of The Year Awards, B&Q, Alex Thomson, and Dee Caffari
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FT.com - Arts & Weekend | November 06, 2009
Extreme sailing at the iShares Cup
...then the ringmaster is Mark Turner, chief executive of race organiser Offshore Challenges, the company he owns jointly with Ellen MacArthur. Turner achieved a coup in the spring when he secured the opening event in Venice. "It was a great...
In this article: Mike Golding, Ecover, Recession, and Carbon
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Telegraph.co.uk - Travel | October 05, 2009
Musto outdoor clothing: Good Buy Guide
Maggie O'Sullivan rates Musto, an outdoor clothing brand favoured by the record-breaking sailor Ellen MacArthur. Ellen MacArthur wore Musto when she broke the solo round the world record What is it? An outdoor and performance clothing...
In this article: UK
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Daily Mail | October 04, 2009
Ellen MacArthur quits competitive sailing to become an eco-warrior
Last updated at 2:45 PM on 04th October 2009 Round-the-world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur is retiring from competitive sailing to concentrate on environmental campaigning. The 33-year-old says a trip to the Atlantic island of South...
In this article: Global warming, Cancer, Kirsty Young, and Atlantic
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BBC News | October 04, 2009
Yachtswoman Dame Ellen to retire
Dame Ellen's fastest solo record was broken in 2008 Round-the-world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur has announced her retirement from competitive sailing so she can focus on environmental campaigning. Dame Ellen, 33, spoke of her...
In this article: BBC Radio 4, Cancer, and Atlantic
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Metro | October 04, 2009
Ellen: I'll still sail for pleasure
Dame Ellen MacArthur has announced her retirement from competitive sailing Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur announced her retirement from competitive sailing, to concentrate on environmental campaigning. Appearing on Desert Island Discs...
In this article: BBC Radio 4, Cancer, and Atlantic
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Sunday Mirror | October 04, 2009
Dame Ellen MacArthur retires from sailing to concentrate on enviromental campaigning
Yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur has announced her retirement from competitive sailing, to concentrate on environmental campaigning. Appearing on Desert Island Discs on Radio 4, Dame Ellen, who broke the record for the fastest solo...
In this article: BBC Radio 4, Cancer, and Atlantic
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Times Online | October 03, 2009
Dame Ellen MacArthur gives up the ocean to save the planet
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Dame Ellen MacArthur gives up the ocean to save the planet FOUR years ago she broke the record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe. Now Dame Ellen MacArthur is giving up...
In this article: Francis Joyon, Swallows and Amazons, Cancer, The Boys of Summer, Arthur Ransome, Kirsty Young, Unesco, and Don Henley
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Guardian | October 03, 2009
MacArthur quits sailing to fight for green issues
Dame Ellen MacArthur quits sailing to fight for green issues Dame Ellen MacArthur is retiring from competitive sailing to concentrate on environmental campaigns. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, to be broadcast today, Dame...
In this article: BBC Radio 4 and Atlantic
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Description from Wikipedia:
Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born 8 July 1976) is an English sailor from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. She is best known as a solo long-distance yachtswoman. On 7 February 2005 she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, a feat which gained her international renown. Francis Joyon, the Frenchman who had held the record before MacArthur, recovered the record again in early 2008, besting MacArthur's record by nearly two weeks.
- Birth Date:
- July 08, 1976
- Birthplace:
- Whatstandwell near Matlock, Derbyshire, England.
- Known for:
- Previous holder of fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a yacht
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