An Irish woman has reached land after sailing across the Atlantic solo as part of a “low-technology” race. At around 6pm, Dubliner Gráinne Costigan had “just finished” the Mini Transat 2025 competition which took her from France to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean via the Canary Islands, her mother Gerardine Costigan confirmed. Gráinne Costigan is the first Irish woman to make the crossing in the Mini Transat 6.5, a six and a half metre boat. However, even she is “reluctant” to say she is the first Irish woman to sail the Atlantic solo as she is not sure, explained her sister Meadhbh Costigan. Gráinne Costigan sailed from France to the Caribbean“She has a lot of experience in that boat now and you just have to trust someone that they know what they’re doing,” said her sister.
