Just after ten on the night of February 7th 2004, Ellen MacArthur crossed an imaginary line in the sea off Brittany to become the fastest person ever to sail solo round the world Her effort captured the world's imagination and the scenes that greeted her return to Falmouth were euphoric She had become, some claimed, the finest sailor her country had every produced Drawing on logs, emails, sound and video diaries, this book captures the drama, excitement, danger, joy and tears of a truly extraordinary achievement - in Ellen's own words