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Re: Ellen MacArthur
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:36 pm
by Heathray
More importantly I bet she hummed a bit after 71 days without a bath!
Still a hell of a triumph, pity the boat wasn't British.
Re: Ellen MacArthur
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:42 pm
by diplodocus
some of it was
'The construction of the 75-foot B&Q trimaran involved six countries in the manufacture of components and hardware:
Australia: build of main hull, floats, beams and fittings
New Zealand: construction of mast and rigging
United Kingdom: construction of rudders and foils and mdf mock-up
United States: construction of 3DL sails
France: finishing of 3DL sails
Italy: construction of deck hardware'
nicked from the website
Re: Ellen MacArthur
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:57 pm
by goldenballs
I agree mostly with chatterji's views. okay what she did might have been a great individual achievement and it took courage bravery etc....
but my main thought when she was all over the news the other day was...
..who cares?? sure if you're into sailing it might be of interest, but someone sailed around the world on her own...big deal.
I've met McArthur, and found her one of the coldest, blandest people I've ever met, not at all friendly. I suppose she prefers her own company to that of others. She can take her 'boat' if you can call it a boat, and spend the rest of her life sailing round the world for all I care, I just don't want to have to sit through a whole day's worth of news reports like something significant (ie, tsunami, 9/11) has happened.
At least Richard Branson has a bit of personality...
Re: Ellen MacArthur
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:20 pm
by steve56
well who remembers clare francis? wasnt she the 1st woman? or was it the 1 that had the sex change josie swales?and wasnt she mixed up in a murder?