Series 5 - Ep5 - Cole Bauer - Part 1

About this episode

Shirley Robertson interviews Cole Brauer, the first American woman to sail non-stop around the planet.

Send us Fan Mail This month, podcast host and Double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson talks to the first American woman to have sailed non-stop, alone, around the planet, as the remarkable Cole Brauer takes time out from an Admiral's Cup campaign to sit down and talk about her remarkable career to date. It was in March 2024, aged just 29, that American sailor Cole Brauer crossed the finish line of the Global Solo Challenge in her Class40 First Light. After 130 days at sea, she'd...

People in this episode

Host: Shirley Robertson

Guest: Cole Brauer

Topics covered

• sailing
• solo sailing
• adventure
• sports
• interviews

Keywords

• Cole Brauer
• sailing
• Global Solo Challenge
• solo sailing
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Class40 First Light

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