Ellen MacArthur
Ellen MacArthur
Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBEis a retired British sailor, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight...
weather worry flying
There's a plane flying over me and I'm looking forward to being able to relax and not worry about the weather or boat speed.
home trying records
When you start you're trying to achieve staying alive and getting home. If you can do both of those, then you stand a chance of breaking the record.
future goal vision
When I circumnavigated the globe the outcome didn't really matter, it was about a goal I'd set myself, but sustainability is part of all our lives
taken opportunity government
There is a massive economic opportunity out there to be taken without waiting for government legislation.
jobs future oil
Rethinking the future: It is a profound challenge, at the end of an era of cheap oil and materials to rethink and redesign how we produce and consume; to reshape how we live and work, or even to imagine the jobs that will be needed for transition
light land want
When you sail on a boat you take with you the minimum of resources. You don't waste anything. You don't leave the light on; you don't leave a computer screen on... on land we take what we want
use economy ifs
If we could build an economy that would use things rather than use them up, we could build a future.
business waste next
The linear 'Take - Make - Dispose' system, which depletes natural resources and generates waste, is deeply flawed and can be productively replaced by a restorative model in which waste does not exist as such but is only food for the next cycle
behind deliver deserves great land scenes sea work
This is a great accolade for the whole team. It is great to see all the work they do behind the scenes get the recognition it deserves from the sponsorship industry. It's as important to deliver on land as it is on the sea if we want to keep on winning.
best boat caught coming keeping problems route safe solving storm sure worst
You concentrate on solving your problems or keeping the boat safe or making sure you take the best route through the storm so you don't get caught in the worst part of it and you just concentrate on coming out the other side,.