September 26, 2018
Autumnal activity
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Earlier in the month I was onboard legendary and newly restored yacht Maiden for her first voyage. We made our way from the south coast up to London ahead of her global campaign to promote education for girls. The voyage took us under a specially opened Tower Bridge where a royal welcome awaited us. Camilla,…
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August 28, 2018
Urban Drinking Water Challenge
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“Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” As English Poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, states in his poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner first published in 1798. And that statement has never been so true. We take for granted the fresh water that flows from our taps. We then hear the scare stories…
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August 13, 2018
Making events more sustainable
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The Volvo Ocean Race finished just in time for me to enjoy some of the major sporting events that take place over the summer months. Since I have been back home, we’ve had Wimbledon, Formula One Grand Prix, Football World Cup, European Championships in Glasgow and Berlin, Cowes Week, Sailing World Championships and Tour de…
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August 2, 2018
Stockholm, Sweden, August 2, 2018 – Bluewater, world leader in innovative drinking water technologies and solutions, today announced a partnership with universally admired record-breaking yachtswoman Dee Caffari, as the company’s Global Brand Ambassador. The collaboration means that Dee Caffari will work closely with Bluewater to further raise awareness around the ocean plastic pollution issue, how that…
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July 27, 2018
Home Sweet Home
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It is hard to believe that just under a month ago the Volvo Ocean Race machine shut up shop after the finish in The Hague and we all said goodbye to one another. For many of us, we hope it will be au revoir rather than goodbye and that we will be reunited in the…
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June 30, 2018
Doesn’t it go in the blink of an eye? The past 12 months certainly have and the journey I have been on with the entire Turn the Tide on Plastic team has been incredible. At times, the challenges we have faced have seemed insurmountable, but we have been tenacious and reached the climax of the…
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June 25, 2018
We left Gothenburg in good wind with a route down the channel, out to open sea and then headed for Norway. The leg was designed for us to do a flyby in Aarhus, Denmark after midday on Friday and then aim to arrive after midday on Sunday in the Hague. As a result, we had…
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June 16, 2018
Our departure from Cardiff was frighteningly light. We had six hours of tide with us and the pressure was on to clear the Bristol Channel before it turned. We were blocked out of the start line by Scallywag, who received a penalty for the incident, but this meant we crossed the line late. That said,…
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June 8, 2018
Leg 10 – Cardiff to Gothenburg
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On Sunday we will be leaving Cardiff for Gothenburg on what is the shortest leg in this race. At just 1200 miles, Leg 10 may be low on miles but it will be high on intensity. This leg is likely to see us sailing within sight of the rest of the fleet the whole way.…
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May 29, 2018
Leg 9 – Newport to Cardiff
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On the morning of departure for this leg the fog was thick and the damp air hung, despite a fresh 15 knots breeze blowing. We were sure that the planned in-port section of the leg start would be cancelled and a shorter departure would be confirmed keeping the fleet and spectators as safe as possible.…
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