. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Taking on the world"@en . "Taking on the world" . "On 11 February 2001, Ellen MacArthur sailed into port in France, completing the Vendée Globe, the world's toughest race. Alone and unsupported, she had spent more than three months at sea and had coped with storms, exhaustion, rigging failures and a catastrophic collision with a submerged object. But Ellen never gave up, and at the age of twenty-four she became the youngest person ever to complete the race, and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. This is Ellen's story - from her childhood in land-locked Derbyshire to that historic race. --Container." . . . . "On 11 February 2001, Ellen MacArthur sailed into port in France, completing the Vendee Globe, the world's toughest race. Alone and unsupported, she had spent more than three months at sea and had coped with storms, icy seas, exhaustion, rigging failures and a catastrophic collision with a submerged object. But Ellen never gave up, and at the age of twenty-four she became the youngest person ever to complete the race and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. This is Ellen's story - from her childhood in land-locked Derbyshire to a race that catapulted her onto the front pages and into the nations' heart."@en . "On 11 February 2001, Ellen MacArthur sailed into port in France, completing the Vendee Globe, the world's toughest race. Alone and unsupported, she had spent more than three months at sea and had coped with storms, icy seas, exhaustion, rigging failures and a catastrophic collision with a submerged object. But Ellen never gave up, and at the age of twenty-four she became the youngest person ever to complete the race and the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. This is Ellen's story - from her childhood in land-locked Derbyshire to a race that catapulted her onto the front pages and into the nations' heart." . . . . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . .