Dee Caffari

Dee Caffari
MBE
in 2009
Personal information
Full nameDenise Caffari
Born23 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]

  1. ^ "BBC NEWS – UK – England – Hampshire – Wrong-way sailor back on UK soil". bbc.co.uk. 21 May 2006.
  2. ^ "Round-world record for sailor Dee Caffari". Independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011.