Emilie Ikeda is an NBC News correspondent.
Aboard her 40-foot racing boat First Light, 29-year-old Cole Brauer just became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself. The New York native pulled into A Coruña, Spain, on Thursday after a treacherous 30,000-mile journey that took 130 days. She thanked a cheering crowd of family and fans who had been waiting for her on shore. “This is really cool and so overwhelming in every sense of the word,” she exclaimed, before drinking Champagne from her trophy.
Nannini cited the relatively minuscule number of people who have sailed around the world solo — 186, according to the International Association of Cape Horners — as evidence of the challenges that competitors face. More than 6,000 people have climbed Mount Everest, according to High Adventure Expeditions. Brauer stared down 30-foot waves that had enough force to throw her across the boat. In a scare caught on camera, she badly injured her rib near the halfway point of the event.
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