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ELLEN MACARTHUR FACTFILE
1976: Born 8 July, Derbyshire
1995: Sails around GB alone
1997: 17th in transatlantic race
1998: Wins Open 50 class, Route du Rhum
1999: JYA Yachtsman of Year
2000: 1st in Europe1 New Man STAR transatlantic race
2001: 2nd in Vendee Globe; 2nd in Transat Jacques Vabre with Alain Gautier; FICO world offshore champion
2002: Awarded MBE; Wins Route du Rhum in new record
2003: Broken mast ends Jules Verne round-the-world bid
2004: Misses out on west-east transatlantic record by 75mins
2005: Fastest solo circumnavigation of globe
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
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