'It was like a Soweto soccer match': SA's sailing hero describes last few miles after 235 days at sea
She's not only the first woman to finish the world's toughest round-the-globe yacht race, she also won it
30 April 2023 - 00:01
A cruel twist of fate turned into a fairytale just five miles from the end of the world's toughest yacht race. A sudden drop in the wind left Kirsten Neuschäfer becalmed, literally within sight of the finish line, after almost eight months alone at sea...
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