Dee Caffari and team mate, Samantha Davies were supposed to be officially opening the Round the Island Race this morning, but as their attempt to beat the record for navigating around Britain and Ireland was delayed, sadly, they’re not back yet.
Several people watched from the shoreline as Aviva passed the start line for the race on Monday evening, so you might be interested to hear an update of how the team are getting on.
Kelly Russell tells us: Dee Caffari and her all female crew have pushed Aviva hard over the past twenty four hours and are now back on the pace required to beat the record for sailing around Britain and Ireland.
With a high pressure front waiting to greet them in the English Channel tomorrow, the crew are keen to make as much progress as possible today, while the breeze continues to be favourable.
At 0700 hrs this morning, skipper Dee Caffari commented:
“We have fantastic breeze and are still very much on the pace with 517 miles to go. Today we will cream along the west coast of Ireland and make as much progress as possible before hitting a high pressure in the English Channel tomorrow, which may slow us back down again. We are racing as hard as we can, while we can.
“Spirits are high and there is much hilarity onboard this morning as we have decided that Saturday is Tiz Waz day. Could it be that being wet and dirty all the time just reminds us of the show that surely invented being gunged?”
At 0800 hrs (BST) this morning, Caffari and her all female crew were passing Galway on the West coast of Ireland.
We’ll be bringing you more updates on the attempt over the next couple of days.
