Dee is really starting to impress me. She is capitalizing
on her earlier venture.

CAFFARI AND AVIVA LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
(After winning the Raymarine/YJA Yachtsman of the Year award that
recognizes
British sporting excellence in sail, Dee Caffari is not about to stop
off
the wave she is riding. Here is her next endeavor.)

Aviva, the international savings, investments and insurance group, is
to
sponsor the world record-breaking yachtswoman Dee Caffari as she
attempts
another world first. Caffari, not content with one record, now plans to
become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop around the world in both
directions. Her next campaign will see her move into the highly
competitive
world of Open 60 racing. The Aviva Ocean Racing campaign is planned to
culminate with her entry into the 2008/9 Vendée Globe. This race,
contested
by ocean racing's elite, is regarded as one of the world's most
gruelling
sailing races.

Only seven months ago, in May 2006, 33 year old Caffari completed the
Aviva
Challenge, becoming the first woman to sail solo, non-stop around the
world
against the prevailing winds and currents. In doing this, she proved
herself
to be a yachtswoman of the highest calibre - Dee now aims to prove that
she
can be fast, as well as tough.

Caffari's campaign will include a series of IMOCA (International
Monohull
Open Class Association) Open 60 races throughout 2007/8 in preparation
for
her entry into the 2008/9 Vendée Globe. In the first phase of the
campaign
she will use a training boat, ‘Aviva', formerly known as 'Hellomoto'.
The
preparation of a new purpose built race boat for the 2008 Vendée Globe
entry
will also start immediately. Caffari and her team have selected the
highly
experienced Merfyn Owen of Owen Clarke Designs to design the new boat.
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Full report: http://www.avivaoceanracing.com/inde...eid=6&newsid=3