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Kirsten Neusch\u00e4fer became the first woman to win a solo, non-stop, round-the-world sailing race: the 2022 Golden Globe Race.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n This book masterfully chronicles the journey of this exceptional ocean sailor toward her well-deserved victory\u2014a true lesson in tenacity, dedication, life aboard, and experience at sea.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Juan Gonz\u00e1lez-Aller. “Navegantes Oce\u00e1nicos”<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||12px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The GGR is a replica of the initial 1968 race: the first solo circumnavigation of the world, nonstop, and with no outside assistance, by way of the Southern Ocean. Nine competitors set out in 1968, but only one completed the race. 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Interview to Kirsten Neusch\u00e4fer, first woman to win the Golden Globe Race<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n