ELLEN MACARTHUR

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That this House congratulates Ellen MacArthur on becoming the youngest person to win the Europe 1 New Man Star single -handed trans-Atlantic race and the first Briton to score an overall win in the race since 1968; commends Ms MacArthur, her project manager Mark Turner and their team for securing such a brilliant victory; and looks forward to similar success for Ellen and her boat 'Kingfisher' in the Vendee Globe in November.