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Kirsten Neuschäfer won the 2022 Golden Globe Race, becoming the first woman to win a non-stop, solo, round-the-world sailing race.0:10 She completed the circumnavigation aboard *Minnehaha*, a Cape George 36 cutter. Neuschäfer chose the heavy-displacement design for its stability and seaworthiness in the Southern Ocean, despite its reputation for being slower in light air.0:42 During the race, she managed a damaged hydro-generator bracket by dismounting and repairing it at sea.4:42 To maintain speed, she performed underwater hull maintenance in the South Pacific, using mooring lines to hold herself against the keel while scraping barnacles in cold water.10:07 She navigated the doldrums without modern weather routing, relying on local conditions and luck to maintain her lead.3:46 Neuschäfer never experienced a knockdown or felt in danger, instead using heaving-to or trailing warps to stabilize the boat during storms.4:20 She finished the race without knowing her final standing, having assumed she lost her lead during a two-week period of calm in the Atlantic.11:58

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