Congratulations to Cole Brauer, who completed second within the International Solo Problem, changing into the primary American lady to race solo nonstop all over the world, touring roughly 28,000 miles, in her 40′ sailboat First Gentle.
Brauer, at 29 years previous, was additionally the youngest and solely lady within the fleet of 16 opponents that set sail in October from A Coruna, Spain. She arrived again in A Coruna final Thursday after a 130-day circumnavigation, rounding the three nice capes.
Standing at 5’2″ and weighing 100 kilos, she confronted a grueling race through which greater than half of the opponents have dropped out, thus far.
Throughout the voyage, she encountered 30-foot waves that tossed her in regards to the boat, injuring a rib. She even gave herself an IV to fend off dehydration.
Crusing solo means not simply being a skipper however a undertaking supervisor, stated Marco Nannini, the race’s organizer. Meaning steering the vessel, making repairs, understanding the climate and conserving your self wholesome, he informed the AP.
“The largest asset is your psychological energy, not the bodily one,” Nannini stated. “Cole is exhibiting everybody that.”
She informed a reporter that her objective was to race all over the world earlier than she was thirty, and she or he certainly succeeded.
