Pictures from beyond

Ellen MacArthur's journey in images

Ellen mania was going strong in France before the mainstream British media had even heard of her, this is the scene on the pontoon before the start ....



Not the greatest start in the world, but who needs to be first over the line when there're 24,000 miles to go?



But it wasn't long before Ellen moved out to the front, and as they headed south she was running with the big dogs.