British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur's attempt to sail around the world non-stop in the fastest time ended last night when her catamaran Kingfisher 2 lost its mast in the Southern Ocean.

Ellen MacArthur finally completed ... I'm absolutely overjoyed." MacArthur's exact time will be verified by the World Sailing Speed Records Council, whose officials were at the finish.

Sailing around the world ... Record-breaking round-the-world yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur talks about her life in order to inspire others to recognise their own passions and talents.

Head back to 2005, when Derbyshire's Dame Ellen MacArthur arrived home from her voyage. She broke the record for sailing solo around the world, in just 71 days. BBC Radio Derby's Charlie Sayers ...

Opportunities like sailing in world famous events don't come around ... we gradually got closer. "It's Ellen MacArthur's boat!" came the shout. We all told our Ellen Stories as I had gone to ...

Polish skipper Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz was the first woman to sail solo around the world, traveling almost 36,000 miles from 1976 to 1978. British sailor Ellen MacArthur became the fastest ...

Once named Britain’s youngest dame, MacArthur broke world records at age 28 in a 71-day, death-defying solo sail around the globe. After witnessing abandoned fishing villages—their resources ...