Winning meant everything to Kirsten Neuschäfer; her ambition would not only drive her, but would also leave her frustrated and despondent, especially when she became trapped in the calms, believing that first place was beyond reach.
‘I think at my lowest points I might have questioned why I was doing the race, but I knew why I was doing it and I knew I was there because I wanted to be there, but the low points were the calms, and the worst were the Doldrums,’ said the 40-year-old South African skipper.
‘Fortunately, I like swimming and that is the thing that kept me sane. When I got too frustrated, I
