It took Cole Browder more than 80 days to travel around the world, but the New York native did it.
The 29-year-old sailor on Thursday became the first American woman to sail solo, non-stop, around the world, the Washington Post reported. They began their journey on 29 October and returned to the Spanish coastal city of La Coruña 130 days later, after traveling approximately 30,000 miles.
“Amazing finale!!!! so excited! Browder wrote about this on Instagram. “Thank you to everyone who came together and made this process possible.”
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Brouwer’s flight in the Class 40 First Light Monohull was part of the World Solo Challenge, where she finished second. (The race organizer said more than half of the 16 participants — all men except Brewer, who was older than her — were forced to turn back before completing the challenge.) She shared updates on social media throughout the trip. which resulted in increase in its customer base. Ranging from less than 100,000 to nearly half a million. For four months I traveled around the three great capes of the world – Cape of Good Hope in Africa, Cape Leeuwin in Australia and Cape Horn in South America, as well as Cape Nemo, the part of the Pacific Ocean where the closest people live. Commonly found. Who roam in space. International Space Station.
Overall, less than 200 people have done what Browder did. Britain’s Robin Knox-Johnston was the first person to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in 1969, according to the Cape Horners International Association, cited by The Washington Post. The first woman was Cootie of Australia in 1988. Brouwer is now the 18th woman to achieve this feat.
“I think it takes a lot of strength to really push forward and try in this industry, and I really want women to understand that,” Browder told NBC about the traditionally male-dominated yachting field. That it’s possible.” “It would be amazing if another girl looked at me and said, ‘Oh, I can do that too.’
Given what she has accomplished now, many other girls are probably looking at Brouwer and wondering if she will be the next girl to set a sailing record. And there’s still more to come for Brouwer.
