In fact, both Darren and Eddie Arsenault, a local jack-of-all-trades who worked tirelessly alongside Neuschäfer for months rebuilding Minnehaha, were in France, on a boat cheering their friend on as she crossed the finish line. “She’s an amazing lady.” Laurie Tirone helped fill Champaign flutes at a small gathering of supporters who watched April 27 as Kirsten Neuschäfer’s celebrated winning the Golden Globe race. When you meet her and get to know her, what she’s done in her life, you knew she was going win,” she added. “Now I’ve had to worry about her for the last eight months,” laughed Cousins. They ended up not only befriending the South African sailor but adopting her as part of the family. In 2021, Cousins and her husband Darren were approached with a request to let Neuschäfer use their large workshop in the Malpeque area to refit her yacht, Minnehaha, in preparation for the Golden Globe. It was a moment of profound pride for Susan Cousins. 4, 2022, and had not stepped onto land at any point in the interim. She had sailed out of that same city on Sept. Of the 16 boats that started the gruelling race, only three finished. A couple of dozen of them gathered at Summerside’s Silver Fox Entertainment Complex on April 27 to watch the live feed as Neuschäfer crossed the finish line in Les Sable D'Olonne, France.
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