![]() ![]() ![]() The mayor of Les Sables-d’Olonne Yannick Moreau praised the magnitude of the 40-year-old Neuschäfer’s achievement. I didn’t want to be in a separate category but to compete on equal terms with all the skippers.” Neuschäfer also touched on the issue of gender given she was the only woman in the race, adding: “I wanted to win, not as a woman. I had the will to win as soon as I registered for the race and I did all my preparations accordingly.” “It’s a fast, elegant boat, on which I worked a lot for a year. I even got angry with her, but I love her very much,” the victor explained per Sail-World. ![]() Olivier Blanchet/ALeA/Getty ImagesĪfter finishing with an official time of 233 days, 20 hours, 43 minutes and 47 seconds, Neuschäfer said her boat – Minnehaha – had been her “companion,” throughout the adventure. Neuschäfer became the first women to ever win the race. ![]()
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