Kirsten decided after a few weeks on the water that the best form of communication for her at this time is through daily texts directly with her routing team. Updates are being shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as they are available.

One of Kirsten’s advisors, Larry Rosenfeld, provided the following info regarding Kirsten’s plan for the next few days:

Continuing to make great progress and staying off the Brazil coast for now which is good. Her goal now is to get further south around the South Atlantic High Pressure which will generally be on her left but moves around faster than she can sail. We are expecting to pass the island of Trindade to port and then head towards Tristian de Cunha but probably be able to get east before getting there. Our goal is to keep the wind angle behind her beam most of the time and the wind speed enough to continue to propel her at 6-8 knots. If we cut too close to the high it may get light and she might have to motor a bit but we will try to keep her in the good winds when we can.

Below is a picture of her route and the forecasted weather for Friday Jan 7 at 00z when she might be just nearing Trindade (the end of the first leg of this route). Still expecting her to make CT near the end of the month.

Kirsten has been reporting back with a number of wildlife interactions and identification questions which we have been doing our best to answer given her location and descriptions below:

"40 plus dolphins playing in the bow wave 50nm west of Paul and Peter rocks. Quite big. White tipped nose"

"Gannet type birds diving for flying fish"

"Brazilian coast, dark brown, rather ugly sea birds with longish black beaks land on board, hitch hike till just before dawn, then make sure they're gone before light. I had 3 of them last night. sometimes they get vocal, pace and have altercations"

Many thanks to Gail Delaney who generously purchased a drill and impact driver kit after hearing that Kirsten was in need of these tools. Gail is the mother of Kirsten’s GGR teammate Arleigh Hudson who has dedicated tremendous time and energy throughout the last year after meeting Kirsten on the dock upon her arrival to PEI.

Shortly after attending a fundraising dinner that was thrown for Kirsten this summer, teacher Heather Pringle of the Marine Biology Program at Three Oaks Senior High School got her students involved. The students attended a dockside chat with Kirsten and were able to ask questions about the boat and the race.

After their in-person meeting, student Dylan Evans volunteered to edit a video documenting Kirsten’s time in PEI. The full video can be viewed HERE. Thanks to Heather, Dylan and musician KBong who kindly allowed us to use his original music.

If you know of a teacher or school interested in learning more about Kirsten’s journey and the educational element, please email ArleighHudson@gmail.com for additional information.

The generosity of the Prince Edward Islanders can not be emphasized enough and a large part of Kirsten’s success in the race will be the direct result of the work, thought and generosity of spirit she experienced in 2021.

Current Fundraising Needs:

Our fundraising goal for January is $2500 in private donations. This will provide Kirsten with 2 sets of Musto heavy duty foul weather gear and boots for the race. If you are interested in donating directly please visit Kirsten’s GoFundMe account or contribute via PayPal.

If you would prefer to purchase the items directly, please email aliciabiggart@gmail.com for additional info.

Partnership Opportunities:

Do you know of a company that might be interested in partnering with Kirsten? Send them our way - we would love to provide additional info on the branding opportunities a Golden Globe Race participant partnership can provide. We have several financial tiers and are happy to personalize our marketing plans according to our partner needs.

If you would like to be added to Kirsten’s monthly newsletter, please add your contact info HERE.

Recent Press:

Many thanks to the following outlets for their interest in Kirsten’s journey! Click on the links below to check out Kirsten’s latest interviews and keep an eye on her Facebook page for additional interviews when she arrives in Cape Town later this month.

Canadian Yachting

World Republic News

Please contact aliciabiggart@gmail.com for media inquiries.

About the race: The Golden Globe Race 2022 is a solo, non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation. This retro race is based on the first solo circumnavigation race that took place in 1968. In order to stay true to the original circumnavigation, boats are all older designs, no bigger than 36 foot- and modern navigational technology, like GPS, is not permitted. Instead Kirsten will need to depend on her skills in celestial navigation and dead reckoning. The route for the race starts in France, down the Atlantic, east-about the Southern Ocean, and back up the Atlantic to France - an approximate distance of 30,000 nautical miles and anywhere from 7 to 9 months or more at sea.