Ellen MacArthur Quotes

It`s been an absolutely unbelievable voyage, both physically and mentally,

A record is nothing if not shared. I`m proud of the record but I`m even more proud to be working with the best team in the world.

Every individual face, a grandmother or grandchild or parents and their two kids, they`re all there waving at you and they`ve all come to see you, it`s as simple as that. They`re not there simply by chance and that`s very, very humbling.

(It read:) Courage is not having the energy to go on, it`s going on when you do not have the energy. ... And that`s true.

You don`t fear for your life in the middle of a storm, you can`t really afford to,

There were a million high moments but it`s sometimes difficult to communicate those.

It was an extraordinary experience, quite overwhelming,

When I was out there I was never ever alone, there was always a team of people behind me, in mind if not in body.

I think it is incredible just to see so many people there shouting your name and waving,

There is real relief on board, it hasn`t been the most ideal way to start but we are really happy to be able to get on with the task of challenging the Jules Verne record,