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Solo round-the-world sailor Cole Brauer:first two weeks I cried every single day

In an exclusive interview the first American woman to race alone and nonstop around the globe discusses her mission to break down barriers

And in true millennial fashion, she has achieved this by posting daily videos on Instagram throughout her four month or so trip, whether she is doing her laundry, dancing on the deck, appearing in pajamas on Christmas Day or holding back tears after a 20-foot wave in the Southern Ocean threw her across the boat and injured her ribs. As she stood on a huge stage in her Uggs and leggings, the sailing champion describes how, at the start of her solo trip, she called her mother at 4am: “The first two weeks, I cried every single day, hysterically, like a blubbering mess of a human. With a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Hawaii, Brauer stresses the importance of eating well, staying hydrated and getting proper sleep throughout the race, something she feels many of her male counterparts forego.

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