Golden Globe Race Winner
A Conversation with Kirsten Neuschäfer, Golden Globe Race Winner
Hosted by Jeanne Goussev, Race to Alaska Winner
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Description:
What makes a sailor decide to embark on a solo, non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation using only tools and technology available in 1968 in a 36′ boat? What strategies and reflections does it take to win the most grueling retro race? Kirsten Neuschäfer won the recent 2022 Golden Globe Race, setting several speed records. She sits down with, two time Race to Alaska winner, Jeanne Goussev, to discuss what it takes to compete in high-adventure races and the human experiences behind it.
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Speakers:
Kirsten Neuschäfer – Adventure Sailor, 2022 Golden Globe Race Winner
Kirsten has been sailing dinghies since her childhood, but sailing since 2006 as a profession. From sail-training to sailboat deliveries, she built a diverse set of skills and experience. Kirsten’s longest single-handing was a delivery from Portugal to South Africa with only a wind-vane as self-steering, on an old and maintenance-intensive 32 foot ferro-cement sloop. In 2015, she started working on Pelagic, a high latitude expedition boat, making trips to South Georgia, The Antarctic Peninsula, Patagonia and the Falklands.
Kirsten has sailed several film crews down to capture the beauty of the Antarctic. She was featured in National Geographic series “Wild_Life Resurrection Island with Bertie Gregory” as she sailed his crew throughout South Georgia to shed light on the beautiful ecosystems and hardships they’ve faced. She also sailed and was a support vessel for several crews from the newest BBC series “Seven Worlds, One Planet” to film animal habitats and behavior.
Along with sailing, she also enjoys other solitary adventures. She cycled from Europe back home to South Africa (15000 km over approximately one year) on her own when she was just 22. She traveled throughout the Northwest and Central Africa into Southern Africa and eventually ending in Cape Agulhas. The trip brought trials and tribulations but was life-enriching in every sense, giving her the deepest appreciation of Africa and her people.
Jeanne Goussev – Adventure Sailor, 2018/2023 Race to Alaska Winner
Jeanne started sailing competitively 25 years ago in Boston Harbor when she met her husband. They bought their cold molded cedar boat Gray Wolf 10 years ago and they enjoy double hand and fully crewed racing in the Puget Sound. In 2018, Jeanne founded Team Sail Like a Girl to compete in the Race to Alaska. Her all women crew became the first monohull to win the race. In 2023, she competed on Gray Wolf with her husband and a team of 8 and came in first again, this time with a 2 year diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
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