News: Dee Caffari 12/09
Congratulations to Dee on her MBE
I hope I have inspired others to seize every opportunity and achieve their personal goals.
Dee
Well, what an action packed couple of weeks it has been for Dee. After a very long Calais Round Britain race she leapt straight into a car and headed down to Douarnenez for the next sailing event in her schedule, the Mini Fastnet.
There was a brief moment for reflection, however, because on Saturday we heard that Dee had been named on Her Majesty’s Birthday Honours list announcing the award of an MBE. Not surprisingly this has given Dee a certain spring in her step and when we briefly caught up with her before she hit the water again, she had this to say:
I am delighted and stunned to have been granted this honour and am greatly looking forward to visiting the Palace later this year to collect my award from Her Majesty The Queen.
We have a great sailing heritage here in the UK and I am very proud to have been able to play my part in carrying this forward by setting the record as the first woman to sail solo non-stop around the world against the prevailing winds and currents.
I hope I have inspired others to seize every opportunity and achieve their personal goals. I could not have achieved my goal without my fantastic support team and sponsor and am grateful for their continued commitment as I step up to the next level of sailing when I compete in the Vendee Globe next year.
Download Dee's Biography (PDF)