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Tuesday, 30 July, 2002, 17:36 GMT 18:36 UK
Ellen reflects on success
Ellen reflects on her dramatic victory in the Challenge Mondial and reveals her future plans.
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Leaders within grasp
Ellen is in good spirits as the Foncia Kingfisher makes up significant ground to trail the Mondial's leaders by 12 miles.
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Waiting on the wind
Ellen experiences problems with the weather which hamper her progress. Currently she is working from sea breezes and hopes things will change by Wednesday.
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Closing the gap
The Foncia-Kingfisher is set to move up a position but it appears that the race will not finish on Monday as expected.
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Depression makes race roulette
Ellen's craft lies second but she is frustrated by a depression that has restricted progress.
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Slack winds hinder progress
Ellen is still in contention but the change in wind conditions has meant that Bayer is within sight.
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New strategy pays off
Ellen MacArthur says she thinks she's in the lead after day five of the race, thanks to a tactical decision to head east.
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Fighting back
Ellen MacArthur reports from south of the Azores on day four of the race, where she is still in second place and the lack of wind isn't helping in her cause to regain the lead.
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Drama on deck
Ellen MacArthur recalls having to stop sailing in the middle of the night on day two to fix the mainsail of her craft, causing her to slip from first to second place.
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All systems go
Ellen MacArthur runs through her start to the race, where she and her crew take an early lead.
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