Caffari is an experienced round-the-world sailor who will return for a second consecutive edition, having competed on Team SCA in 2014-15. She is also notable for setting a landmark record in 2006, becoming the first woman to sail single-handed and non-stop the \u2018wrong way\u2019 around the world.<\/p>\n
Then in 2009, she completed the\u00a0Vend\u00e9e Globe\u00a0race and set a new record to become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, around the world in both directions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an honour to represent this landmark campaign, and to lead the team on such a prestigious platform is exciting,\u201d said Caffari. \u201cSeeing the amount of plastic in the ocean is heartbreaking. We\u2019re abusing our planet \u2013 and this campaign is about pushing people to proactively do something about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be sailing with a youth-orientated team because the reality is, it\u2019s going to be the next generations who inherit the mess that we\u2019re making now. This is a major issue and we need to encourage this generation, and future generations, to step up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Turn the Tide on Plastic boat will amplify the Volvo Ocean Race\u2019s larger sustainability focus for 2017-18, and joins team AkzoNobel (Simeon Tienpont, Netherlands), Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier, France), MAPFRE (Xabi Fern\u00e1ndez, Spain), Vestas 11th Hour Racing (Charlie Enright, USA) and Team Sun Hung Kai\/Scallywag (David Witt, Australia) in the fleet for the 2017-18 edition.<\/p>\n
The Volvo Ocean Race starts from Alicante 22 October and will stop at Lisbon, Cape Town, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Auckland, Itaja\u00ed, Newport, Cardiff and Gothenburg before a big finish in The Hague at the end of June 2018.<\/p>\n
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About The Mirpuri Foundation<\/p>\n
The Mirpuri Foundation is a non-profit organisation set up by Portuguese businessman Paulo Mirpuri with the aim of making the world a better place for future generations.<\/p>\n
Mirpuri himself is no stranger to life offshore, or the Volvo Ocean Race. To raise awareness of the Foundation\u2019s \u2018Save The Ocean\u2019 marine conservation campaign, he recently skippered the former Green Dragon Volvo Open 70 yacht \u2013 renamed Mirpuri Foundation \u2013 on a 2,300-mile passage from Cape Verde to Bermuda.<\/p>\n
The six-day voyage was completed by an experienced 10-strong crew, sourced from seven European countries. Aside from marine conservation, the Mirpuri Foundation focuses its resources across many areas including aeronautical and medical education and research, wildlife conservation, social responsibility and performing arts.<\/p>\n
Mirpuri is a highly successful investor, philanthropist and a passionate sailor who is also a qualified medical doctor and Airbus-qualified airline pilot.<\/p>\n
For further information about the Mirpuri Foundation please email pr@mirpurifoundation.org<\/p>\n
About Ocean Family Foundation<\/p>\n
Ocean Family Foundation\u2019s aim is to promote awareness of the effects of pollution, the importance of bio diversity and the necessity for conservation of the world\u2019s oceans. Ocean Family Foundation is a group of likeminded families that have come together to support ocean conservation and clean up. For further information about Ocean Family Foundation please email hello@oceanfamilyfoundation.org or telephone +44 (0) 207 766 6900<\/p>\n
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