[Public-list] Solo around the world

[John Birch]

2000 Vendee Veteran Ellen Macarthur's 75' Tri Record Attempt at 
http://www.teamellen.com/ellen.asp?artid=100 is also well worth monitoring. 
She is 3d 17h 57m AHEAD OF JOYON (1,232 miles) the record holder - at the 
ripe old age of 28 she sure has Moxi.
>From her webpage:
TIME TO BEAT...
72 DAYS, 22 HOURS, 54 MINUTES + 22 SECONDS

Current record set by French sailor, Francis Joyon, on board 90-foot 
multihull IDEC in February 2004.

WHY IS THIS RECORD SO EXCEPTIONAL...

. 1800+ people have reached the summit of Everest...*

. 450+ people have been in space...**

. 12 astronauts have stepped on the moon...**

. Only 5 solo sailors have attempted to race around the globe non-stop on 
multihulls (the fastest and most extreme boats on the oceans) in pursuit of 
a new world record...

. Only 1 sailor succeeded to go the distance non-stop...

. Ellen MacArthur will become the next sailor to attempt this world record - 
the youngest in history to take on the challenge...

Certainly a great year for Ocean Sailing.
Cheers All,
John





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Slater" <alanslater at telus.net>
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>
> Thanks Patty, I really enjoyed the Vendee Globe web site. The pictures and
> videos were amazing.
> http://www.vendeeglobe.org/uk/home
>
> Alan Slater
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