Dee Caffari
Dee Caffari has sailed around the world seven times, most recently as part of the first all-female crew to sail non-stop around the world on a trimaran – a record-setting achievement. 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 four 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
Sailing close to the wind
Winter has definitely arrived and with it a significant drop in temperature. It has been all the more noticeable out on the water while we have been sailing in the Hamble Winter Series, our final few races with Gentoo Sailing Team on our Sunfast 3300. The boat is now…
Autumn awards
Last month flew by. I can’t believe the clocks have changed and our evenings are drawing in ever more, with curtains closing and lights going on a little earlier each day. I think it is still too early to mention the ‘C’ word but, I will confess to already baking my…
New tricks
September was a month of new experiences for me on so many levels. I headed out to Sardinia to join the race crew onboard Kallima, a Swan 80, and to take part in my first Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. The fleet racing was impressive; from the beautiful J’s of Valsheda…
Best laid plans
At the start of the month, I was invited to speak onboard ‘Golden Horizon’; an impressive vessel and the world’s largest square rigged sailing ship. She is a steel hulled five masted barque rigged tall ship that is used for cruising throughout the world. I would have…
Olympic inspiration
What a start to summer July has been! The last month has been full of action, either engaging in it myself or watching it live. Of late, I have been watching the daily action unfold in Tokyo at the Olympics and have been losing hours to the riveting footage. The…
New faces and new races
At the beginning of June, I was given the opportunity to race in the Women’s Open Keelboat Championships on a Cape 31. As a new team sailing a new boat in a competitive regatta, it was going to be tough to deliver results. However, with the support of Dave Swete and…
We meet again
This merry month of May has not been quite so merry. Yes, we can celebrate restrictions lifting in the UK and being able to meet loved ones once again, however, the weather has been super harsh. I am not sure I remember the last time we had hail storms in the month of…
Back on the water
Credit Felix Diemer We sighed with relief when the sun started to shine and embraced restrictions being lifted to help us feel closer to the pre covid life we all remember. For me, my happiness levels were further topped up by being able to get back out on the water….
Greener sailing
As we move into April and our national lockdown starts to ease, many of you will be looking forward to getting back out on or in the water. The global pandemic restrictions have seen a huge reduction in both commercial and leisure craft activity and this has no doubt…
Virtual good news
We have had a wave of news in the last few weeks. Some good, some bad and some leaving me feeling indifferent. A roadmap to lifting restrictions has been announced and, whilst there are no promises being made around the dates provided in various areas, it has given us…