Dee Caffari sails her Open 60 GAES Centros Auditivos in the annual IMOCA 60 sprint round the Isle of Wight today, competing for a £10,000 prize in aid of her chosen charity Toe in the Water.

The Artemis Challenge at Cowes Week enables teams to compete for a charity of their choice.  Dee Caffari says "I joined the Toe In The Water team in Dartmouth last year and sampled the powerful effect competitive sailing has on the injured servicemen recommended to the programme as part of their rehabilitation. Listening to what the charity does is impressive but when you have been able to see firsthand the impact competitive sailing can have on each individual in the programme it is truly amazing."

Dee Caffari is the first woman to have sailed solo round the world non-stop in both directions.  Also on board will be rugby player turned presenter Martin Bayfield, and Lloyd Hamilton, director of the charity.

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