OC Group

When Ellen MacArthur set sail on 28th November 2004 to break the solo, non-stop round the world record onboard the 75ft trimaran B&Q, she only gave herself a 1 in 5 chance of success. Only a handful of sailors had ever attempted to circumnavigate the globe in a multihull (the fastest sailing machines on the planet) and just a few months earlier the existing record had been lowered to 72 days. MacArthur’s real competitor was not another sailor but the clock : a clock that never stopped ticking regardless of the dangers she faced. The stage was set for a monumental battle. This DVD tells the story of that battle and how MacArthur faced physical and mental exhaustion to achieve what many believed was the unachievable….

Running time: 75 mins Language UK / FR – Available in PAL format