Next stop...
...Vendée Globe 2012
Dee Caffari is the first woman to have sailed single-handed and non-stop around the world in both directions.
In 2006 Dee became the first woman to sail solo, non stop, around the world against the prevailing winds and currents and was awarded an MBE in recognition of her achievement.
More recently Dee competed in the 2008/9 Vendée Globe – a gruelling race around the world, non-stop and alone - crossing the finish line in 6th place out of an original fleet of 30 competitors. In June of the same year, Dee and an all-female crew went on to smash the mono-hull speed record around Britain and Ireland.
Dee aims to compete in the Vendée Globe once again with the intention of securing a podium position. Dee's race to the start line has now begun and she is actively looking for a new title sponsor to support her 2012/13 Vendée Globe campaign. For more information click here.
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 8:05am
I have now spent a week at sea dodging the worst of the North Atlantic depressions and with some careful negotiating we have seen the wind at worst at about 35 knots, and most of it has been in the right direction. This has meant that we have sailed 1000's of extra miles on our quest to get to the Med. By the sounds of the reports of damage and devastation ashore our decision to avoid the worst of the ...
Off we go......
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 8:02am
The sun is shining and there is a window of opportunity between nasty weather systems to get going. Lunchtime saw us slip our lines and now we are heading out of the channel. The plan is to get through the windy weather on Friday and then concentrate hard on going around the next depression heading into Biscay at the weekend. We will be adding miles to the journey but as it is cold and the boat is tired it ...
Wind chill makes it a bit nippy!
Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 9:57am
The sky was clear today and the sun was out allowing a weak warmth to be felt when you were in it. To take advantage of any heat though you had to be out of the wind, otherwise it was a bit nippy to say the least. We were out on the water sailing in the Solent checking that everything was working as it should do and we had not forgotten what everything onboard did, afterall it has been some time! The good ...
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