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| |  Wednesday, 11 August, 2004, 11:48 GMT 12:48 UK MacArthur clinches victoryEllen MacArthur produces a thrilling sprint finish to claim victory in the Challenge Mondial race.   MacArthur: Team spirit key to victoryEllen MacArthur tells BBC Sport Online that her team's belief was the key to Challenge Mondial success.  Challenge Mondial: The full storyBBC Sport Online looks back at the closely-contested Challenge Mondial race. MacArthur's diary - day 12 In her latest email to BBC Sport Online, Ellen MacArthur looks back on her dramatic win. Day 11: Finish line in sight The 3,000-mile Challenge Mondial race builds to a thrilling climax, Ellen MacArthur cutting the gap on the leader to 400 yards. MacArthur's diary - day 10 In her latest email to BBC Sport Online, Ellen MacArthur is looking for a little luck and a little air. Day 10: Fight for lead intensifies Bayer holds a very narrow lead over Groupama in the Challenge Mondial. Day 9: Fight for the lead The Challenge Mondial has a new leader as long-time front-runner Groupama is relegated to third - but it is still anyone's race. MacArthur's diary - day nine In her latest email to BBC Sport Online, Ellen MacArthur talks about her crew's progress after taking the wrong course option. Day 8: Leaders wait for wind Groupama still leads the Challenge Mondial, but the race is perfectly poised. MacArthur's diary In her latest email to BBC Sport Online, Ellen MacArthur says that the wind is making the race a lottery. Day 7: Groupama regains narrow lead Groupama moves ahead of Ellen MacArthur's Foncia-Kingfisher in windy conditions in the Challenge Mondial. MacArthur's diary In her latest email to BBC Sport Online, Ellen MacArthur shares the joy of spotting a giant turtle on day six of the Challenge Mondial. Day 6: Groupama's brilliant recovery Franck Cammas, seemingly out of contention of the Challenge Mondial race 24 hours ago, snatches the lead from Ellen MacArthur. Day 5: Leaders becalmed Another boat pulls out of the Challenge Mondial while in the Azores, the wind dies to leave Ellen MacArthur at near standstill. MacArthur's diary In her latest email to BBC Sport Online, Ellen MacArthur looks back on a night of high winds, big waves and fast speeds. Day 4: Strategic duel Two boats - one of them Ellen MacArthur's Foncia - are stretching away from the field in the Challenge Mondial. Day 3: Crew plucked to safety Six crew members are winched to safety from the deck of a trimaran which was holed during the Challenge Mondial ocean race. Day 2: Two boats pull out Crew aboard one of two boats forced to turn back in the Challenge Mondial race use T-shirts to plug a hole in their hull. Day 1: Ellen's flying start Superb race tactics see Ellen MacArthur's boat Foncia-Kingfisher take an early lead in the 3,000-mile Challenge Mondial. Fujifilm forced out of Mondial Lo�ck Peyron, one of the favourites to win the Challenge Mondial race, pulls out after suffering boat damage. Ellen ready for the off Ellen MacArthur shares her fears about the Atlantic Ocean as she prepares for the Challenge Mondial. BT Challenge hit by delays BT Global Challenge teams have their scheduled arrival at La Rochelle delayed by up to one week, because of light winds. BBC snaps up MacArthur BBC Sport Online signs an exclusive contract with Ellen MacArthur which will allow us to provide unrivalled coverage of her season. Rowing great joins GBR Challenge Britain's America's Cup team sign up Olympic rower Greg Searle to provide some much needed muscle for the 2003 campaign. Into the snake pit BBC News Online's Hilary Bowden files her first report from the final leg of the BT Global round-the-world yacht race. Ellen's next big challenge Ellen MacArthur is set to bring trimaran racing to a larger international audience, writes BBC Sailing Commentator Richard Simmonds. The field: Foncia heads favourites BBC Sport Online profiles Ellen MacArthur's boat Foncia and the seven other competitors in the 3,000-mile Challenge Mondial race. Space-age speed machines The modern-day trimaran is a space-age breed of boat that has taken high-speed ocean racing to new levels. Grand Prix of the seas The annual Orma trimaran championship is the highest profile sailing circuit in France, attracting huge crowds. Ellen: Sailing's single-minded star BBC Sport Online profiles Ellen MacArthur, who has single-handedly blown apart the myth that sailing is a rich man's sport. Wise man of the sea BBC Sport Online profiles Ellen MacArthur's new boss, respected French skipper Alain Gautier. Our roller-coaster ride Ellen MacArthur's right-hand man, Mark Turner, gives an exclusive personal account of their journey from obscurity to fame. Harrison's cash plea Peter Harrison, the man bankrolling Britain's America's Cup campaign, says he is prepared to pull the plug without extra financial support. Bridging the class divide Will Great Britain ever be able to put all its best seafaring talent on one boat, asks BBC Sailing Commentator Richard Simmonds? Future rosy for British sailing? British sailing is riding on the crest of a wave of Olympic success and Ellen adulation, but there are still concerns for the sport's future. Ellen's French Connection BBC Sport Online discovers why Ellen MacArthur is just as famous in France, where she's known as sailing's young hope, as in Britain. Sailing's growing mass appeal Sailing is no longer the elitist sport it once was, says British yachting pioneer Sir Chay Blyth. The switch: Ellen's missing link Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to sail around the world non-stop on his own, says Ellen MacArthur is right to switch to trimarans. The jargon guide Know your coffee-grinder from your cleat with BBC Sport Online's basic guide to the most common nautical terms used in sailing. The season: Ellen's year Round-the-world hero Ellen MacArthur will spend most of the season learning to take orders again from new skipper, Alain Gautier. | |
 Ellen's diary: Final day  Ellen's boat uncovered  Link to our sister site  Trace Ellen's route  Alain GautierFrench skipper teaching Ellen new tricks  Muscle manOarsman Greg Searle joins GBR Challenge  Vendee GlobeRelive Ellen's round-the-world adventure Jargon guide Know your coffee grinder from your cleat Ellen's season Full details of Ellen's races and results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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