Taking on the World - A Sailor's Extraordinary Solo Race Around the Globe

The young woman who took the sailing world by storm.
At twenty-four, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest person ever to complete the Vendee Globe singlehanded nonstop sailboat race around the planet, and the second woman - and second fastest sailor - to circumnavigate the globe alone.
Taking on the World is Ellen's story - of her loving for adventure, her indomitable will, and her overwhelming passion for the sea.