swap_horiz Ellen MacArthur Alternatives

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Robin Knox-Johnston

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is a British sailor who became the first person to complete a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of...

Contemporary Global British Maritime

8.5 Great

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Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum was a Canadian-born American mariner and writer who completed the first documented solo circumnavigation o...

American Global 19TH Century Maritime

8.4 Great

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Ranulph Fiennes

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a British explorer, expedition leader, author, and former soldier. With Charles Burton, he comple...

Contemporary British Polar Arctic Antarctic

8.3 Great

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Francis Drake

Francis Drake was an English mariner, privateer and naval commander active during the reign of Elizabeth I. His expediti...

Privateer British Maritime Circumnavigation

8.0 Great

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Mike Horn

Mike Horn is a South African-born Swiss explorer known for long-distance expeditions in polar regions, oceans, and remot...

Contemporary Global Circumnavigation Polar Terrestrial

7.8 Good

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Isabella Bird

Isabella Bird was a British traveler, writer, photographer, and natural observer whose journeys took her through North A...

Global 19TH Century Female British

7.7 Good

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Jason Lewis

Jason Lewis is a British adventurer known for completing the first human-powered circumnavigation of Earth. The expediti...

Contemporary Global British Terrestrial Maritime

7.4 Good

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Kay Cottee

Kay Cottee is an Australian sailor who achieved international recognition in 1988 when she became the first woman to com...

Global Australian 20TH Century Maritime

7.3 Good

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Ben Saunders

Ben Saunders is a British polar explorer born in 1977, known for long-distance Arctic and Antarctic expeditions. In 2013...

Contemporary British Polar Arctic Antarctic

7.2 Good

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Jessica Watson

Jessica Watson is an Australian sailor who gained international recognition for completing a solo circumnavigation of th...

Contemporary Global Australian Maritime

7.2 Good

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Roz Savage

Roz Savage is a British ocean rower and environmental campaigner who became the first woman to row solo across the world...

Contemporary British Maritime Atlantic Pacific Indian

7.2 Good

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Alan Hinkes

Alan Hinkes is a prominent British mountaineer renowned for his achievements in high-altitude climbing. In 2005, he beca...

Contemporary Mountaineering British Himalaya

7.2 Good

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James Weddell

James Weddell was a British navigator, merchant seaman, and seal hunter who made significant contributions to the geogra...

19TH Century British Antarctic Maritime

7.2 Good

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Freya Hoffmeister

Freya Hoffmeister is a German athlete and expedition sea kayaker recognized for completing some of the most demanding lo...

German Contemporary Global Maritime

7.1 Good

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Naomi James

Naomi James was a New Zealand-born sailor who became the first woman to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world by...

Global 20TH Century Maritime New Zealander

7.1 Good

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Sarah Outen

Sarah Outen is a British adventurer and author known for long-distance journeys powered by rowing, cycling, and kayaking...

Contemporary Global British Maritime Terrestrial

7.0 Good

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Mark Beaumont

Mark Beaumont is a Scottish endurance cyclist, broadcaster, and adventurer known for long-distance bicycle expeditions....

Contemporary Global British Terrestrial

7.0 Good

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Laura Dekker

Laura Dekker is a Dutch-German sailor who became widely known for completing a solo circumnavigation of the world as a t...

Contemporary Global Dutch Maritime

6.9 Fair

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Alastair Humphreys

Alastair Humphreys is a British adventurer known for cycling around the world between 2001 and 2005 and for popularizing...

Contemporary Global British Terrestrial

6.7 Fair

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Hamish Harding

Hamish Harding was a British businessman and explorer whose activities included commercial aviation and deep-ocean exped...

Contemporary Global British Space Underwater

6.2 Fair