She sailed her way into the history books.
Cole Brauer, a 29-year-old skipper from Long Island, tearfully reunited with her family and drank champagne from her trophy after arriving in Spain Thursday morning, becoming the first US woman to sail solo around the world.
Brauer’s journey spanned over 130 days as part of the Global Solo Challenge, a daunting 26,000 nautical miles long race that began in October off the coast of A Coruña, located in northwestern Spain.
“I can’t believe it guys. I sailed around the world,” Brauer said as she approached the finish line in an Instagram live video. “That’s crazy. That’s absolutely crazy. This is awesome. Let’s just do it again. Let’s keep going!”
She’s also the lone woman in a field of 19 sailors, seven of whom remained in the race following a handful of withdrawals or abandonments.
Brauer documented the treacherous trip daily aboard her beloved racing boat, “First Light,” a 40-foot monohull sailboat that typically holds a one or two-person crew, for her 459,000 Instagram followers.
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