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Ellen MacArthur Timeline Game

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Ellen MacArthur: The Timeline Game is a fun and educational game that allows players to test their knowledge of the life and achievements of sailing legend Ellen MacArthur. By placing events in her life in their correct chronological order, players can learn more about this inspiring figure and her incredible journey.

  • Players can learn about Ellen MacArthur’s early life and the events that shaped her passion for sailing.
  • They can explore her record-breaking solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2005 and the challenges she faced along the way.
  • Players can also discover how Ellen MacArthur’s accomplishments have inspired a new generation of sailors and environmental activists.
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  • 1984: Ellen MacArthur begins sailing at the age of 8
  • 1997: Ellen MacArthur competes in her first solo race, the Solo Basse Normandie
  • 1997: Ellen MacArthur finishes 2nd in the Mini Transat race
  • 2001: Ellen MacArthur becomes the youngest person to complete the Vendée Globe yacht race
  • 2005: Ellen MacArthur sets a new world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe
  • 2010: Ellen MacArthur announces retirement from professional sailing
  • 2010: Ellen MacArthur launches the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to promote the circular economy
  • 2015: Ellen MacArthur is appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • 2016: Ellen MacArthur Foundation partners with the World Economic Forum on Circular Economy Initiative
  • 2017: Ellen MacArthur Foundation hosts the first Circular Economy Summit in Paris
  • 2018: Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment
  • 2018: Ellen MacArthur Foundation releases the first Circularity Gap Report
  • 2020: Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches the Circulytics tool to measure circularity in organizations
  • 2021: Ellen MacArthur Foundation partners with the European Commission on the Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform
  • 2021: Ellen MacArthur Foundation announces the Circular Economy Innovation Network
  • 2022: Ellen MacArthur Foundation hosts the first Circular Economy Festival
  • 2022: Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches the Circular Economy Action Agenda
  • 2022: Ellen MacArthur Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary

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