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.

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 ...

Emerging jubilant from a cold final night at sea Chinese skipper Jingkun Xu fulfilled a goal which has possessed him for many ...

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 ...

Source: Wikipedia Ellen MacArthur made history when she became the fastest person to sail solo around the world in 71 days, a remarkable achievement that captured the imagination of the public and ...

Emerging jubilant from a cold final night at sea Chinese skipper Jingkun Xu fulfilled a goal which has possessed him for many ...

Emerging jubilant from a cold final night at sea Chinese skipper Jingkun Xu fulfilled a goal when he crossed the Vendée Globe finish line ...

World famous yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur called into the Falklands ... Although this is Dame Ellen's first real break from sailing "forever," she is not treating it as a holiday.

France's Violette Dorange made history on Sunday by becoming the youngest skipper to complete the Vendee Globe solo round-the ...