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Dee Takes the Directors Seat

To celebrate Dee Caffari’s world first of becoming the first woman to sail non-stop and alone both ways around the world The Green Blue wanted to mark the occasion by presenting her with a unique gift.

Sarah Black, Project Manager for The Green Blue and the team presented Dee with a directors’ chair made from recycled sails, something Dee can relate too after thousands of miles under her own disintegrating main during the recent Vendee Globe.

Made by the innovative company, ‘Reefer Sails’, the chair is emblazoned with congratulations messages. Dee, who is an ambassador for The Green Blue, was delighted to receive the unique gift and said: “This is such a cool chair. After watching my main fall apart it is good to see that old sails do have a use. Mind you I did get faster as the sail got worse, I think it was reverse psychology by the boat, the faster it fell apart the quicker she wanted to get home!”

“It was great to see Dee come across that line, what a fantastic achievement. We were also pleased to be able to tell her that the recycling she had asked for at the Royal Clarence Marina is starting very soon! Perhaps this chair will inspire her to give us more eco-challenges in the future!” concluded Sarah.

Reefer Sails started in 2008 and recycle marine and aviation sails into their range of unique products.

Mark Turner from Reefer said: “We were delighted to have been commissioned by The Green Blue to make a chair for Dee. The Green Blue’s initiative for encouraging a sustainable boating community sits perfectly alongside our company’s belief in environmentally aware, ethical trading. We hope our approach appeals to both individuals and commercial organisations alike.”

The environmental impact from quantities of old sails ending up in landfill is considerable. Anyone with an old unwanted sail can send it to Reefer sails, who will not only use it to make a new product but send the owner an item from their range as a thank-you!