Cole Brauer becomes 1st American woman to race sailboat alone and nonstop around world
by Via AP news wire
Mar 07, 2024
2 minutes
Alone, Cole Brauer braved three oceans and the elements as she navigated her sailboat for months.
When she and her 40-foot (12.2-meter) sailboat arrived Thursday in A Coruña, Spain, the 29-year-old became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself, traveling across about 30,000 miles (48,280 kilometers).
Brauer, all 5-foot-2 (1.6-meter) and 100 pounds (45.4 kilograms) of her, is one
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