![]() "If Kirsten was crossing the line in first place, she would be the first woman to win a round-the-world race by the three great capes, including solo and fully crewed races, nonstop or with stops, and the first South African sailor to win a round-the-world event," race officials said Tuesday. Organizers said her feat makes her the first woman to win a race around the three "great capes" of South America, Africa and Australia. She completed the course in 235 days, 5 hours and 44 minutes, sailing 30,290 nautical miles total. However, her biggest accomplishment, she told ABC News, was earning her sponsorship with RV product manufacturer ICON Direct last year. ![]() ![]() Kirsten Neuschäfer, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, won the 2022 Golden Globe Race, crossing the finish line in France Thursday. Amber Balcaen became the first Canadian woman to win a NASCAR-sanctioned race in the U.S.
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