14 August 2009 1830-1930
On Friday 14 August record breaking British yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur will come to Liverpool to give a public talk about her life and career. The event is one of a series of talks Ellen will deliver across Great Britain and is the first time Ellen has spoken publicly since her record breaking round the world voyage in 2005. Demand for places will be high and so tickets should be purchased early to avoid disappointment!

The talk will take place in the Lecture Theatre, Liverpool Medical Institution, 114 Mount Pleasant from 6.30 to 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for children and concessions, and can be purchased online at www.roundbritain.org. All proceeds will go directly to The Ellen MacArthur Trust, the charity set up by Ellen in 2003 which takes young people aged 8-18 sailing to help them regain their confidence on their way to recovery from cancer, leukemia and other serious illness.

The talks across Great Britain are in conjunction with the Ellen MacArthur Trust Skandia Round Britain Voyage of Discovery. Having started from Cowes on 3rd May, 85 young people are sailing the 48 foot yacht Scarlet Oyster the 2000 nautical miles around Britain on a four month voyage stopping at 17 ports around Great Britain including; Dover, London, Ipswich, Hull, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Glasgow, Belfast, Douglas, Liverpool, Cardiff and Torquay before finishing in Cowes on 13 September. The boat will be in Liverpool in Liverpool marina from Wednesday 12 to Monday 17 August.