2022 Golden Globe Race
The 2022 Golden Globe Race was the third edition of the original Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. The race, a solo around-the-world sailing race, started on 4 September 2022 from Les Sables-d'Olonne in France. Similar to the 2018 event, the solo-sailors gathered for the SITraN Prologue in Gijón (Spain) on 14 August 2022, before sailing to Les Sables-d'Olonne for the GGR Race Village, which opened on 21 August 2022. The race was won by South African Kirsten Neuschäfer, who returned to Les Sables-d'Olonne on 27 April 2023, after an official time of 233 days, 20 hours, 43 minutes and 47 seconds at sea, approximately one day ahead of her closest rival.
| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 3rd |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Les Sables-d'Olonne |
| Dates | 4 September 2022 |
| Yachts | 'Retro' fibreglass 32-36ft |
| Key people | Don McIntyre, race chairman Sébastien Delasnerie, race director |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 16 |
| Results | |
| Gold | Kirsten Neuschäfer |
| Silver | Abhilash Tomy |
| Bronze | Michael Guggenberger |
The race set a number of records: Neuschäfer was the first woman to win any round-the-world race via the three great capes, including solo and fully crewed races, whether non-stop or with stops. She was the first South African sailor (male or female) to win a round-the-world event. She was also the first woman to complete the GGR in the race's history, the first woman to win the GGR, and the only woman skipper who participated in the 2022 GGR.