This morning on the metro was a small advert saying that Dee Caffari and her record breaking boat, Aviva were going to be visiting London in celebration of her recent Vendée finish, and subsequent entry into the record book as the first ever woman to sail solo around the world – in both directions. Impressive.

Anyway, she was due to arrive at 3:15, so I held my hunger back and had a late lunch. I left the office in Victoria and got the district tube line back to Tower Hill. I then legged it to my boat, grabbed my camera and jogged off to the river front, by Tower Bridge to await the arrival of the Open 60. To be honest, I just wanted to see the boat, since they’re a bit of a day dream for me. The things I could do with an Open 60…..

Anyway. I took some pics and thought I may as well post them even though they are pretty naff. In my haste I’d left the camera in ISO 800 and so they’re incredibly grainy. Also, my lens wasn’t quite up to the job.

Dee's book, here