Denise Caffari
Denise "Dee" Caffari MBE (* 1973 in Hertfordshire ) is a British sailor . In 2006 she became the first woman to sail around the world non-stop to the west (against the wind) as a single-handed sailor.
Life
Caffari grew up in rural Hertfordshire and attended St. Clement Danes School. Before starting her sailing career, she taught at Leeds Metropolitan University in Leeds ( Yorkshire ) for five years .
After dedicating herself to windsurfing in Barbados for six months, Caffari decided to pursue a sailing career. She worked for Formula 1 Sailing , first as a skipper and later as manager of the Farr 65s fleet in the UK and the Caribbean .
From October 3, 2004, Caffari took part in the ten-month Regatta Global Challenge . The sailors who take part in the competition, which is held every four years, must sail around Cape Horn and through the Southern Ocean , where winds can reach 70 knots (about 130 kilometers per hour ).
On November 20, 2005, she started her world record attempt to be the first single-handed sailor to circumnavigate the world. She successfully completed the voyage on May 18, 2006 at 17:55 after 178 days at sea.
Caffari achieved 6th place in the one-handed circumnavigation regatta Vendée Globe 2008/2009 with a time of 99 days 1h10'57 ". This makes her the first woman to sail around the world solo in both directions.
At the Barcelona World Race 2010/2011 she and Anna Corbella came in 6th place in 102 days at 7:17 pm.
At the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 she was the skipper with the boat Turn the Tide on Plastic .
Web links
- Denise Caffaris sponsor's website about the sailor
- Official homepage of Dee Caffari
- Here are the current positions of the Vendée Globe 2008/2009 (updated four times a day)
- Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 [1]
- Circumnavigator
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wirtschaftswoche: Denise Caffari - 178 days of headwind. Accessed on February 28, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caffari, Denise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caffari, Dee (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hertfordshire |