Caffari arrives in London at the end of the Vendée Globe race, 2009
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Full name
Denise Caffari
Born
23 January 1973 (1973-01-23) (age 51) Rute (Córdoba)
Denise "Dee" Caffari MBE (born 23 January 1973) is a British sailor, and in 2006 became the first woman to sail single-handedly and non-stop around the world "the wrong way"; westward against the prevailing winds and currents.[1] In February 2009, Caffari completed the Vendée Globe race and set a new record to become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in both directions.[2]
^"BBC NEWS – UK – England – Hampshire – Wrong-way sailor back on UK soil". bbc.co.uk. 21 May 2006.
^"Round-world record for sailor Dee Caffari". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011.
Denise "Dee" Caffari MBE (born 23 January 1973) is a British sailor, and in 2006 became the first woman to sail single-handedly and non-stop around the...
non-stop solo around the world in both directions. Mike Golding and DeeCaffari both set WSSRC Westbound world records using Global Challenge boats and...
circumnavigation (71 days), is still the fastest woman in 2010. See also 2001. DeeCaffari; first female to sail non-stop round the world westabout and both ways;...
Race. While chairman of Challenge Business, Blyth was the mentor for DeeCaffari on her successful bid to be the first woman to sail around the world...
Mixed comprehensive school in Hertfordshire: Katy Brand, comedienne DeeCaffari, record-breaking sailor Natasha Khan, singer and musician, Bat For Lashes...
refitted for the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and renamed. The crew was: DeeCaffari (skipper) Nico Lunven Martin Strömberg Liz Wardley Annalise Murphy Francesca...
"Technical alliance for DeeCaffari and Mike Golding". sail-world.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021. "Extensive testing for Golding & Caffari before Vendée Globe"...
However the attempt was scrapped after Searle was beaten to the record by DeeCaffari who set off on 20 November 2005, arriving back in the UK on 18 May 2006...
Adlard Coles Nautical imprint. Maurice and Maralyn Bailey Frank Bethwaite DeeCaffari Erskine Childers Bill Cooper Laurel Cooper Jimmy Cornell Tom Cunliffe...
experience of IMOCA 60's by doing boat preparation for Mike Golding, DeeCaffari, Ellen MacArthur and Brian Thompson. His sailing highlight was competing...
Arnaud Boissières (FRA) Akena Vérandas (2) 15 days 16 hours 00 m 03 s 8 DeeCaffari (GBR) Aviva 16 days 02 hours 05 m 34 s 9 Steve White (GBR) Spirit Of...
and Auckland, approximately 360 miles (580 km) east of Guam. Captain DeeCaffari described the abandoned boat as "sitting pretty low in the bow and her...
Golding announced a technical partnership with fellow British sailor DeeCaffari to allow both the UK entries in the Vendée Globe 2008–9 round the world...
became patron July 2023. Previous patrons have included yachtswoman DeeCaffari, and Lady Margaret Fieldhouse. The "Joan Dora Fuller", Search and Rescue...
France 1989–90 La Poste R. C. Caesley Great Britain 1977–78 Adventure DeeCaffari Great Britain 2014–15 Team SCA, 2017–18 Turn the Tide on Plastic Matteo...
race. Humphreys would later sell his Open 60, Hellomoto to yachtswoman DeeCaffari and moved into the Extreme 40 Class again with Motorola competing in...
Ciszek (under 30) Stacey Jackson Corinna Halloran (onboard reporter) DeeCaffari Sara Hastreiter Richard Mason (shore manager) Libby Greenhalgh won the...
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