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Cole Brauer
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Oct 9, 2026
Kai RyssdalHOST
A couple of three years ago, late 2023-ish, I was scrolling my Instagram as one does when up came a post from a woman in a solo sailing race around the world.
Kai RyssdalHOST
Her name was Cole Brauer, and to get to the point, she became, by the end of that race, it was called the Global Solo Challenge, she became the first American woman to sail solo and nonstop around the planet.
Kai RyssdalHOST
She has a memoir out now about the race and, and the boat.
Kai RyssdalHOST
It's called First Light.
6 MINS LATER
Cole BrauerGUEST
I wanna make this happen." And so I'm, I'm in France six months out of the year training with a team that's been doing it for 10 years, and I hope to steal as many ideas and then hopefully bring it back to America and represent the United States in the offshore s- racing world.
Kai RyssdalHOST
Hmm.
Kai RyssdalHOST
Cole Brauer is, uh, most of all a sailor, but also an author.
Kai RyssdalHOST
Uh, her book is called First Light.
Kai RyssdalHOST
A couple of three years ago, late 2023-ish, I was scrolling my Instagram, as one does, when up came a post from a woman in a solo sailing race around the world.
Kai RyssdalHOST
Her name was Cole Brauer.
Kai RyssdalHOST
And to get to the point, she became, by the end of that race, it was called the Global Solo Challenge, she became the first American woman to sail solo and nonstop around the planet.
Kai RyssdalHOST
She has a memoir out now about the race and the boat.
6 MINS LATER
Cole BrauerGUEST
And so I'm in France six months out of the year training with a team that's been doing it for 10 years.
Cole BrauerGUEST
And I hope to steal as many ideas and then hopefully bring it back to America and represent the United States in the offshore racing world.
Kai RyssdalHOST
Cole Brauer is most of all a sailor, but also an author.
Kai RyssdalHOST
Her book is called First Light.
Cole BrauerGUEST
Bye, Andy.
August SandbergNARRATOR
And now we bring you an excerpt from Cole Brauer's book, First Light, read by the author.
Cole BrauerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
First Light entered my life at exactly the right time.
Cole BrauerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's April 2019, and I am working on the Megadoc in Charleston, South Carolina, which happens to be home to some of the most prestigious yachts out there.
John R. MilesHOST
It was never built to be crossed.
John R. MilesHOST
Cole Brauer proved where real strength actually begins.
John R. MilesHOST
Alone in the roaring Southern Ocean, battling what she called the scaries and the memory of the gatekeepers who told her that she was physically unfit for the voyage.
John R. MilesHOST
She didn't wait for the world to validate her.
Sarah SpainHOST
[upbeat music] Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're glad Napheesa Collier didn't have to come to this year's exit interview with a speech prepared.
Sarah SpainHOST
It's Friday, October 2nd, and on today's show, Women's Sports Foundation CEO, Danette Leighton, and Cole Brauer, the first female American sailor to race solo around the world, join us to talk about the inaugural Women's Sports Foundation Sport Report, what the findings tell us about a girl's journey from youth sports to elite competition, and why we should be worried about the pipeline fueling pro-women's sports.
Sarah SpainHOST
Plus, keep dreaming, staying put in Louisville, and a yes/and that carries us through time.
Sarah SpainHOST
It's all coming up right after this.
12 MINS LATER
Sarah SpainHOST
The good news is LA 2028 is still in sight, and Reeves also said she plans to compete in the Olympic qualifier in Doha in December.
Sarah SpainHOST
[upbeat music] We gotta take a break.
Sarah SpainHOST
When we come back, it's Danette Leighton and Cole Brauer.
Sarah SpainHOST
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