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Books | Films | Swallows and Amazons

Young women who conquered the oceans

BySwallows and Amazons 02/12/201628/11/2016

Telegraph.co.uk
Young women who conquered the oceans
Telegraph.co.uk
British sailor Ellen MacArthur was born in landlocked Derbyshire, but developed a fascination for the sport after reading Swallows and Amazons as a child. Her first boat was an 8ft dinghy she bought after saving up her school dinner money for three years.

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