29-Year-Old to Become 1st US Woman to Solo Sail Around World

Cole Brauer is set to become the first American woman to sail around the world non-stop. The 29-year-old is less than 72 hours away from finishing a round-the-world race aboard her yacht. About 400,000 fans are following her progress on social media. As the first American woman ever to complete the epic journey, Brauer says she hopes to inspire other young women. Inside Edition’s Ann Mercogliano has more.

[@dianehickman5960]

Way to go girl!!!!

[@randomtourist6656]

I would not even get on a puddle boat 🛶 She is a brave girl

[@explorationgmer1336]

Guuurl me too

[@memim9635]

Cole is rocking it.. So close to the finish and so much to keep on top of... She is an amazing role model. I am so looking for watching her finish and keeping my fingers crossed that she signs up for a Vendee Globe.

[@s.p.8803]

* Vendée Globe

[@memim9635]

@@s.p.8803 LOL I do not know why I did that.. fixed.. :P

[@STdoubleDs]

There’s literally no advantage to being tall and a sailor. None. Whoever said this girl was too short to be a sailor was just a hater looking to put a determined mind down.

[@evananderson1455]

I thought the same thing.. whoever told her she's too short didn't know what they were talking about lol

[@tdestroyer4780]

Fully paid crew was following her though. Babysitter sailing.

[@f-act1041]

@@tdestroyer4780really?

[@TrojanGoddess56]

Abby Sunderland attempted to become the youngest person to sail around the world back in 2010. She almost made it. She started out sailing from Marina del Rey in California, sailed around South America, did repairs to her boat in Cape Town, South Africa, but had to be rescued in the Indian Ocean west of Australia. Her brother Zac sailed around the globe back in 2009 ending his voyage in Marina del Rey's harbor to a great turn out of people. I was there too. The Sunderlands were a family deep into sailing and boats.

[@Mgermai]

OMG Congradulations! I'm a short person too!

[@Molo71]

Let's go. Girl. The one

[@loveforeignaccents]

I would never. Apparently she's a lot braver than I am.

[@evananderson1455]

Same, that Southern Ocean is no joke.

[@fluteloops22]

She’s badass! Congrats to her!

[@Markb2477]

Wow, she is amazing. I could not get close to doing what she has done.

[@Moshifruits]

Queen of the pirates

[@Denbub]

Awesome ‼️👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@adamsizemore2312]

Wow I'm impressed. That's awesome

[@joshuavang5449]

Wow! She is a strong and brave woman for doing this. She was the only woman out of the group to do this! Congrats to her!

[@gangstaberry2496]

She is ABSOLUTELY inspiring other women!! Really refreshing to hear some good news for women for once

[@Mgermai]

How do you get Medical care in the water?

[@user-er3ri6sc3j]

Aqua man.

[@nicolem889]

She administered it herself, otherwise she has satellite survive and can call for help.

[@Mgermai]

@@nicolem889Thank you

[@Deniseeee84]

Now this is iconic!!!

[@shoutatthesky]

Not really. It's been done by multiple other women and hundreds of men.

[@anthonydelvalle3704]

Congratulations to this brave woman!! She made history!!

[@maccoretti51]

Being short is an asset on a yacht

[@dttruman]

Just glad she survived the journey.

[@curitybana]

Braba 💪 Parabéns, Cole. Feliz Dia da Mulher! Saudações do Brasil 🥰🇧🇷

[@MARILYNANDERSON88]

She did it!

[@stryngh]

Amazing solo adventure!!!!

[@jtmiv93]

Cole is AMAZING!

[@michaelselz3389]

Jamie Watson in Australia did it at 16, which is crazy, about time we got an American female to do it!

[@wander570]

What does height have anything to do with sailing? Congrats!

[@dan020350]

very lucky and proud

[@Minerva7]

Brava!

[@sp-boogie8570]

She is not human.😂😂😂Big congrats. This is accomplishment is out of this world

[@NJDJ1986]

@0:43 oh wow that was extreme! I wish she was ok tho!

[@mrstravel9381]

I could never …. I’d be too chicken

[@yoloswaggins1579]

Good for her.

[@Veronicagoofy6]

Congratulations girl❤❤❤

[@Charkel]

Sailing solo around the world must be the most dangerous thing you can do..

[@mattheishman170]

Actually it's not..I've done it twice. More dangerous getting in a car and driving to Walmart that's 5 miles away

[@alg11297]

Something a man did already years ago. You always treat women unequally

[@MsRotorwings]

Who knew Solo Sailers needed to wear helmets and padding to bed. That was one strong rogue wave.

[@tavitalaumea5552]

Now that is brave

[@robertroberson4619]

Sail on sail on!!!!!

[@mencken8]

“Feisty”= Someone who ignores advice that they can’t do something.

[@davidnegron2869]

Damn there's a height limit just to sail around the world what a dumb rule

[@yoloswaggins1579]

Sounds like a fun adventure minus the rogue waves, IVs, and almost capsizing.

[@Niqueyyyy]

MOANAA WHO AGREES? 👇

[@MikeTheGamer.]

Damn how long did that take way to go 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@bracebrooks967]

I respect her desire for travel and adventure, but in my opinion it's a bad idea for her to be doing that alone, and I didn't say that just because of her gender. A guy shouldn't do that all by himself either. A mechanic who could repair boat engines would've been good to bring along incase the boat suffered a serious malfunction. Someone with enough medical knowledge such as a doctor or nurse joining her would've been a good idea seeing she almost got dehydrated, and one of her closest friends could've joined her for emotional support. If I knew her personally I would've reccomended she bring those 3 others prior to sailing off on that voyage.

[@jamessandman3708]

You don't get it...

[@bracebrooks967]

@@jamessandman3708 you're right I sure don't get why she chooses to be alone. To me loneliness is the second worst emotion to experience after embarrassment/humiliation.

[@jamessandman3708]

@@bracebrooks967 I could make an argument for rejection, shame and guilt depending on the severity of it but I always liked that line in the song "the owner of a lonely heart is better than the owner of a broken heart." Having said that Brace, there is a difference between being alone and being lonely. I hated being alone as a young person and would become very lonely but now I enjoy being alone and am not lonely at all. I am too busy and can't wait to get beck to sailing, reading, and oh yes, youtubing! lol

[@Katherine_xs]

Wow

[@PrincessBubblegum]

Did she not hear about amelia

[@arnievermeer8003]

R.I.P TAKEOFF

[@FDR-ww6xz]

Hope she doesn’t crash along the way.

[@PrincessBubblegum]

Why would you want to inspire someone to go out to sea where no one will find you

[@johnayacko8120]

she didnt even move 10km

[@rcslasher951]

i bet she cant beat me in fortnite

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

Unless I win a billion dollars, I don't see the point. This is way too dangerous, giving yourself an IV 😩

[@PhookYoo]

A rich girl sails a boat. Great.

[@puciato7540]

The first man did this in 1898 LMAO but yas kween go off😂

[@teadott]

They sailed across the ocean

[@erinboateng5961]

Reminds me of Amelia Earhart. Congrats🎉

[@trashmesoftsoft]

Looks like a man Doesn't count 😊

[@longfellow5276]

Shows you what you can do with just a few million dollars backing you.😂😂

[@teddywestside4816]

Ok....and this means what? Being on a boat for weeks....why pn earth is this an accomplishment? Stuck on a tiny boat rocking up and down side to side...yrahhhh no thanks

[@nobelhawaiifun1778]

Flat Earthers say what....

[@jasonplant5432]

I hate that inside edition turned this into a gender issue.

[@saraswinerton7202]

What

[@nguff4127]

chess

[@cypress2212]

🌻🌷🏵⚘🌹🥀🌺

[@shoutatthesky]

First american woman but at least the fourth woman. and no where near the youngest!

[@james52054]

This isn’t that great of an achievement really. There just boasting this story….

[@jamessandman3708]

Ha! Go for it!

[@DS-lk3tx]

Congrats on possibly being the 300th person who isnt a male to do this. 😂

[@RobustArid379]

First black guy

[@saraswinerton7202]

What

[@nicsilva5438]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Gazbeard]

To be honest - not that impressive, yet typical of the American News Media to hype up every story. In the last 20 years there have been many yachtswomen from several countries who have solo sailed non-stop around the world (most of them unsupported by international race organisers), including a 14 year old and a 16 year old. The very first solo circumnavigation (by any sailor) was by Sir Francis Chichester at the age of 65 - he was greeted on the dockside at Greenwich UK by HRH Queen Elizabeth II and knighted there for his endeavour.

[@evananderson1455]

To be honest, it's impressive *every single time* anyone completes a voyage like this solo, regardless of how many times it's been done before. I'm really, really curious what great feats you've accomplished to have the audacity to claim this is "not that impressive" I'm betting not a whole damn lot since people who actually do impressive things with their lives don't waste their time leaving disparaging remarks online in regards to other peoples accomplishments.

[@Gazbeard]

@@evananderson1455 I do not have to justify my acccomplishments to some anonymous rando on the internet, but I will state that I have been a British Dept. of Transport and RYA qualified Offshore Sailing Vessel Skipper since 1987. Therefore I do have some knowledge and experience of the activity under discussion.

[@simplytruth9729]

@@evananderson1455 well written

[@Orange_Fever]

Amelia Earhart 2.0 Nah, just kidding

[@ytzpilot]

5 other women have already done this including one from my nation New Zealand 🇳🇿 and one from our neighbours Australia 🇦🇺

[@Orange_Fever]

@@ytzpilot But Amelia Earhart is American

[@ytzpilot]

@@Orange_Fever but she didn’t make it she died, Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock did make it and was the first female aviator to fly around the world, and she is American, and yes those 5 others I mentioned all lived too.

[@Orange_Fever]

@@ytzpilot "But she didn't make it". That was the point of the joke...

[@ytzpilot]

@@Orange_Fever yea I got it, just saying when we’re onto the 6th person now it’s no big deal. Can you name the 6th person to walk on the moon???

[@HHL4610]

Whoooooooo caresss

[@cooliipie]

Congrats to doing something that Men have been doing for eons. 😂

[@curitybana]

É que homens não perderam tempo para conseguir, votar, estudar, dirigir, fazer qualquer coisa que tinha vontade e sobrar tempo para fazer da vida das mulheres um presídio. Então a gente perdeu um pouco de tempo na largada. Agora, ninguém segura. Saudações do Brasil, bebê! 👶🇧🇷😂

[@youcanknowit9374]

She should of had her seat belt on ....ya know like wearing safety glasses before losing an eye

[@Scrambledbrains3601]

Why does everyone who do this kind of stuff look like gretta tunberg

[@CAS89]

You know what you call this? Single

[@s.p.8803]

That would reassure you, wouldn't it? Don't be so insecure

[@nicolem889]

Yep certainly not fat, married with children

[@arcanesaint]

Terrifying - noo wayy