Kirsten Neuschäfer is back on South African shores – “from champion to skollie on the beach”

South African sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer, the first woman to win the Golden Globe around-the-world race, is not just the toast of the town… but the whole world, with the New York Times joining the throng of international publications clamouring to interview the golden girl and find out her secrets to winning a race known as being the ‘voyage for madmen’.

Kirsten is now back on home soil (joking that she’s gone “from champion to skollie on the beach” and speaks exclusively to Carte Blanche this weekend, sharing her lessons in solitude!

“It’s the most gruelling unassisted solo yacht race around the world,” says Carte Blanche. “Attempted by only the world’s finest sailors, the Golden Globe Race is designed to test skills to the limit and challenge an athlete’s mental fortitude. With no navigational tools or weather reports, Kirsten Neuschäfer battled the elements and intense loneliness for 235 days to cross the finish line a day ahead of her competitors. Now, after winning the world’s toughest sailing competition the old-fashioned way, she’s back on home soil and getting her feet stuck into her next solo adventure.”

Carte Blanche finds out more about the extraordinary woman behind the win – who is Kirsten Neuschäfer who made South Africa so proud? Watch here.

WATCH Carte Blanche trailer: Lessons in solitude

https://youtu.be/MOM9DnsR51o

WATCH NSRI’s Message to Golden Globe Race 2022 winner Kirsten Neuschäfer

Dr Cleeve Robertson sends a message to Golden Globe Race 2022 winner Kirsten Neuschäfer who diverted during the Golden Globe to rescue stricken fellow GGR competitor.

Kirsten’s team responded: “Kirsten and the team would like to say a sincere thank you to the National Sea Rescue Institute of South Africa for sending out this message. It is thanks to all the dedicated individuals that make up the NSRI, that this very worthy and important organization exists all along the South African coast. Thank you, NSRI, for everything you have done and continue to do to help seafarers in distress, and for all the lives you save!”