Dee Caffari
Dee Caffari has sailed around the world six times. She is the first woman to have sailed single-handed and non-stop around the world in both directions and the only woman to have sailed non-stop around the world a total of three times.
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.
Dee’s Diary
Time to give back
October has been another busy month which has taken me to some very different locations to meet a wide variety of people. Volvo Penta and Amer Yachts hosted a Sustainability in Yachting forum in San Remo and I was invited to speak about my experiences as an ocean…
Autumnal activity
Earlier in the month I was onboard legendary and newly restored yacht Maiden for her first voyage. We made our way from the south coast up to London ahead of her global campaign to promote education for girls. The voyage took us under a specially opened Tower Bridge…
Urban Drinking Water Challenge
โWater, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.โ As English Poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, states in his poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner first published in 1798. And that statement has never been so true. We take for granted the fresh water that flows from our…
Making events more sustainable
The Volvo Ocean Race finished just in time for me to enjoy some of the major sporting events that take place over the summer months. Since I have been back home, weโve had Wimbledon, Formula One Grand Prix, Football World Cup, European Championships in Glasgow and…
Bluewater signs a unique partnership with world leading yachtswoman Dee Caffari as global brand ambassador
Stockholm, Sweden, August 2, 2018 โ Bluewater, world leader in innovative drinking water technologies and solutions, today announced a partnership with universally admired record-breaking yachtswoman Dee Caffari, as the company’s Global Brand Ambassador. The…
Home Sweet Home
It is hard to believe that just under a month ago the Volvo Ocean Race machine shut up shop after the finish in The Hague and we all said goodbye to one another. For many of us, we hope it will be au revoir rather than goodbye and that we will be reunited in the next…
Saying farewell to the Volvo Ocean Race….for now
Doesn’t it go in the blink of an eye? The past 12 months certainly have and the journey I have been on with the entire Turn the Tide on Plastic team has been incredible. At times, the challenges we have faced have seemed insurmountable, but we have been…
Review of Leg 11 – Gothenburg to The Hague
We left Gothenburg in good wind with a route down the channel, out to open sea and then headed for Norway. The leg was designed for us to do a flyby in Aarhus, Denmark after midday on Friday and then aim to arrive after midday on Sunday in the Hague. As a result, we…
Review of Leg 10 – Cardiff to Gothenburg
Our departure from Cardiff was frighteningly light. We had six hours of tide with us and the pressure was on to clear the Bristol Channel before it turned. We were blocked out of the start line by Scallywag, who received a penalty for the incident, but this meant we…
Leg 10 – Cardiff to Gothenburg
On Sunday we will be leaving Cardiff for Gothenburg on what is the shortest leg in this race. At just 1200 miles, Leg 10 may be low on miles but it will be high on intensity. This leg is likely to see us sailing within sight of the rest of the fleet the whole way. It…