2005: MacArthur sails into record books
Britain's Ellen MacArthur has completed her single-handed round-the-world voyage in record-breaking time.
She crossed the finish line at 2229 GMT on Monday, beating the previous mark set by Francis Joyon of 72 days, 22 hours, 54 mins and 22 secs.
The Isle of Wight-based yachtswoman completed the 27,000-mile voyage in 71 days and under 15 hours.
After achieving the record time, MacArthur said: "I feel exhausted but I'm elated to be here."
She added: "It has been an unbelievable journey.
"The whole voyage has been very draining, and there's a lot of things going round in my head.
"But it's great that I can finally switch my brain off and relax in the company of others, which I've really missed."
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