
We all need heroes in this world and I think that Ellen MacArthur is one of them. What an amazing woman. There shouldn’t be anyone who doesn’t know who she is, but in case you have been living under a stone for the last few years I will remind you that she is the little lady who single handily whizzed around the world in her funny looking sailing thingy with B&Q written on the side. The book is basically her sailing log and because she writes in such an honest manner you feel yourself living her voyage. And what a voyage it was. At one point she was 5 days ahead of the world record, then as the weather worsened and the boat suffered set backs, she slipped back to just 5 hours lead. It was all edge of your seat stuff. Some of the things she endured were incredible. Winds, waves, hot sun, freezing ice and the loneliness of being out there on those huge oceans. When she was cold, wet and exhausted you felt for her, when she was ecstatic you were happy for her and when she managed to live her dream and win you cheered for her. Not only that but she was also a first rate engineer. Anything that went wrong with her boat she would have to fix it no matter how tough the conditions were, at times she was climbing masts in force 8 gales, at others she was pumping out freezing water. I can’t imagine how she managed to survive it all in one piece. Fantastic book. We should all read this just to understand what it is like to really achieve something the hard way.
Score Board: 10/10Amazing woman. You have my respect.
Score Board: 10/10Amazing woman. You have my respect.
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