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| Caffari's team sail into history | Caffari's team sail into history |
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| Hampshire yachtswoman Dee Caffari and her four-strong all-female crew have beaten the 2,500 nautical mile round Britain and Ireland mono-hull record. | Hampshire yachtswoman Dee Caffari and her four-strong all-female crew have beaten the 2,500 nautical mile round Britain and Ireland mono-hull record. |
| Ms Caffari, of Titchfield, skippered the Aviva team which included her Vendee Globe rival Sam Davies. | Ms Caffari, of Titchfield, skippered the Aviva team which included her Vendee Globe rival Sam Davies. |
| They arrived back in Portsmouth at 0840 BST beating the current record of seven days and four hours set by JP Chomette in May 2004. | They arrived back in Portsmouth at 0840 BST beating the current record of seven days and four hours set by JP Chomette in May 2004. |
| The crew beat the record by 17 hours and 16 seconds. | The crew beat the record by 17 hours and 16 seconds. |
| The 36-year-old skipper who had set off on 17 June told the BBC she was literally "lost for words." | The 36-year-old skipper who had set off on 17 June told the BBC she was literally "lost for words." |
| We were a bit worried we would run out of steam in the English Channel Dee Caffari | |
| 'Physical effort' | 'Physical effort' |
| She said: "We had a fantastic trip from up to Scotland and down the west coast which was particularly fast, but we knew this high pressure and beautiful sunshine was going to come in and we knew that was going to affect the wind we had. | She said: "We had a fantastic trip from up to Scotland and down the west coast which was particularly fast, but we knew this high pressure and beautiful sunshine was going to come in and we knew that was going to affect the wind we had. |
| "We were a bit worried we would run out of steam in the English Channel. | "We were a bit worried we would run out of steam in the English Channel. |
| "Yesterday [Sunday] was probably the most difficult 24 hours because of the boat being up and down we had to change sails accordingly. It is a lot of physical effort." | "Yesterday [Sunday] was probably the most difficult 24 hours because of the boat being up and down we had to change sails accordingly. It is a lot of physical effort." |
| Ms Caffari sailed into history in February when she became the first woman to sail solo non-stop around the world in both directions during the Vendee Globe. | Ms Caffari sailed into history in February when she became the first woman to sail solo non-stop around the world in both directions during the Vendee Globe. |
| She crossed the line in sixth place after sailing more than 27,000 miles in 99 days, one hour and 10 minutes. | She crossed the line in sixth place after sailing more than 27,000 miles in 99 days, one hour and 10 minutes. |
| The other members of the Aviva crew are fellow British sailors Miranda Merron, boat captain Alex Sizer and German sailor Isabelle Joschke. | The other members of the Aviva crew are fellow British sailors Miranda Merron, boat captain Alex Sizer and German sailor Isabelle Joschke. |
| They had been on stand-by for more than a week, waiting for the best weather conditions, before Aviva set sail in an anti-clockwise direction as the forecast suggested this would be the fastest route. | They had been on stand-by for more than a week, waiting for the best weather conditions, before Aviva set sail in an anti-clockwise direction as the forecast suggested this would be the fastest route. |