While 10 per cent decided to step out of their comfort zone following the incredible achievements of Ellen MacArthur, the fastest person to solo circumnavigate the globe by sailboat. Other women ...

Robin Knox-Johnston ended his solo voyage here in 1969. Wind forward the clock to 27 November 2004 when 400 people sent Ellen MacArthur off to Ushant in France to start her attempt at the world ...

Once named Britain’s youngest dame, MacArthur broke world records at age 28 in a 71-day, death-defying solo sail around the globe. After witnessing abandoned fishing villages—their resources ...

Her remarks come in light of a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation that says the global fashion industry will be responsible for more than a quarter of the planet’s carbon budget by 2050 ...