![British sailor Ellen MacArthur sails her boat Kingfisher, just off Southampton, as she returns to English shores February 15, 2001. MacArthur, 24, came second in the Vendee Globe round the world solo British sailor Ellen MacArthur sails her boat Kingfisher, just off Southampton, as she returns to English shores February 15, 2001. MacArthur, 24, came second in the Vendee Globe round the world solo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D39EKF/british-sailor-ellen-macarthur-sails-her-boat-kingfisher-just-off-southampton-as-she-returns-to-english-shores-february-15-2001-macarthur-24-came-second-in-the-vendee-globe-round-the-world-solo-yacht-race-which-finished-in-france-on-sunday-kd-2D39EKF.jpg)
British sailor Ellen MacArthur sails her boat Kingfisher, just off Southampton, as she returns to English shores February 15, 2001. MacArthur, 24, came second in the Vendee Globe round the world solo
![Frenchwoman Clarisse Crémer breaks Ellen MacArthur's 20-year-old solo record in Vendée Globe | Sport | The Times Frenchwoman Clarisse Crémer breaks Ellen MacArthur's 20-year-old solo record in Vendée Globe | Sport | The Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F5e811d7e-6640-11eb-ab68-123bacbc1c7b.jpg?crop=1740%2C1740%2C1675%2C955)
Frenchwoman Clarisse Crémer breaks Ellen MacArthur's 20-year-old solo record in Vendée Globe | Sport | The Times
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![Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur arrives in England after her record breaking finish in the Vendee Globe race today Thursday 15th February, 2001. The 24-year-old from Derbyshire became the youngest person and the fastest Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur arrives in England after her record breaking finish in the Vendee Globe race today Thursday 15th February, 2001. The 24-year-old from Derbyshire became the youngest person and the fastest](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2FM814C/yachtswoman-ellen-macarthur-arrives-in-england-after-her-record-breaking-finish-in-the-vendee-globe-race-today-thursday-15th-february-2001-the-24-year-old-from-derbyshire-became-the-youngest-person-and-the-fastest-woman-to-circumnavigate-the-world-single-handed-ellen-sailed-into-the-solent-past-the-needles-lighthouse-into-southampton-water-arriving-at-ocean-village-marina-southampton-2FM814C.jpg)