British solo yachtswoman, Dee Caffari, has announced that her new generation Open 60 Aviva will have two celebrity 'Godparents' to watch over her ocean racing campaign: Briton Lady Pippa Blake, widow of sailor and adventurer Sir Peter Blake, and French newsreader Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (or PPDA), official starter of the Vendée Globe 2008/09. Both will be supporting Caffari as she aims to become the first woman to sail solo non-stop around the world in both directions by completing the Vendée Globe 2008/09.
Caffari commented: "I am honoured that two such esteemed people are lending their support. It means so much to me that Lady Pippa Blake is to be Aviva's Godmother, as I have always regarded both her and her late husband as truly inspirational people. It is also a great privilege as an English skipper to have the support of 'PPDA'. The French public have embraced the sport of off-shore sailing and it's a fantastic feeling to know that such a prestigious French personality is supporting us."
British solo yachtswoman, Dee Caffari, has announced that her new generation Open 60 Aviva will have two celebrity 'Godparents' to watch over her ocean racing campaign: Briton Lady Pippa Blake, widow of sailor and adventurer Sir Peter Blake, and French newsreader Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (or PPDA), official starter of the Vendée Globe 2008/09. Both will be supporting Caffari as she aims to become the first woman to sail solo non-stop around the world in both directions by completing the Vendée Globe 2008/09.
