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Somehow this says everything this Dame wants to say

Dame Ellen MacArthur, just prior to leaving Hong Kong for Malaysia on the B&Q trimaran....I would presume completely buzzed out by Hong Kong and all its big shot fabulously rich. Not the most obvious shot I got, but i love that she looks absolutely tranquil. On this ludicrously large boat which she trusted, bent and flexed with and was her home for 71 days around the world. She looked like she couldn't wait to be out of here, or perhaps more importantly just back to the big blue. The contrast with her nervous appearance talking a few nights before at a charity dinner at the Ritz Carlton couldn't have been more startling. A humble soul who has achieved something mind-bogglingly incredible...here's to more like her. The question I ask myself is; what do you do after you've sailed single-handedly around the world faster than anyone?

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Andrew Hardacre10-Feb-2007 11:00
I was at the Ritz Carlton dinner and saw her interviewed on stage - she acquitted herself well but I sensed it was just work for her. The Brigadier had been sailing with her that day and was very impressed. She's one tough cookie.