Ellen MacArthur Quotes (12 Quotes)

More blood sweat and tears went into the making of this boat than any other boat that has ever been on the water.

Every individual face, a grandmother or grandchild or parents and their two kids, they're all there waving at you and they've all come to see you, it's as simple as that. They're not there simply by chance and that's very, very humbling.

This is a great accolade for the whole team. It is great to see all the work they do behind the scenes get the recognition it deserves from the sponsorship industry. It's as important to deliver on land as it is on the sea if we want to keep on winning.

Not only are we lacking wind for the moment but we have a very difficult decision to make for the South Atlantic situation. There are a possible two doorways which could be open -- and there is no guaranteeing either.

A record is nothing if not shared. I'm proud of the record but I'm even more proud to be working with the best team in the world.

There's a plane flying over me and I'm looking forward to being able to relax and not worry about the weather or boat speed.

There were a million high moments but it's sometimes difficult to communicate those.

It read Courage is not having the energy to go on, it's going on when you do not have the energy. ... And that's true.

When I was out there I was never ever alone, there was always a team of people behind me, in mind if not in body.

You don't fear for your life in the middle of a storm, you can't really afford to,

I think it is incredible just to see so many people there shouting your name and waving,

To be honest, it is a really tall order and Francis has again set an incredibly high benchmark.