Race Against Time By Ellen MacArthur Published by Penguin, £8.99

From cover to cover this book captures what has to be one of the greatest sailing achievements of all-time.

With drawings and illustrations from the yacht’s conception, through construction and the start of the race right through to the final picture of the champagne spraying over the time clock displaying the record breaking achievement this picture diary says it all.

The journal is well laid out and pictures used well to complement the action and thoughts of skipper MacArthur from day one to 71.

Extracts from her log give us glimpses into MacArthur’s daily conquest with feelings of joy and pain, and determination.

The photos convey the sheer scale of her epic voyage. And above all what this book shows is that with a little bit of self-belief anything is possible.

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