Cole Brauer becomes 1st American woman to race sailboat alone and nonstop around world

A CORUNA, Spain (AP) — Cole Brauer became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself when she arrived Thursday in A Coruña, Spain. The 29-year-old is one of more than a dozen sailors competing in the Global Solo Challenge. Brauer was the youngest and only woman in the group that set sail in October from A Coruña. The race took Brauer around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and past Australia. She also faced the unpredictable, treacherous and deadly Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America. The race took her 130 days to complete.