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PA File photo dated 11/02/2001 of Ellen MacArthur, after finishing second in the Vendee Globe yacht race. MacArthur smashed the record for the fastest person to sail single-handedly around the world non-stop when she passed the finish point off Ushant, France at 10.25pm , Monday February 7, 2005, having completed the journey in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds. See PA Story SEA MacArthur. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA