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NY skipper Cole Brauer becomes the first US woman to sail solo around the world. 

By Buttons Padin 

NY skipper Cole Brauer, 29, hugs family, pops champagne as she becomes first US woman to sail solo around the world. She sailed her way into the history books.

Cole Brauer, a 29-year-old skipper from Long Island, tearfully reunited with her family and drank champagne from her trophy after arriving in Spain Thursday morning, becoming the first US woman to sail solo around the world.

Brauer’s journey spanned over 130 days as part of the Global Solo Challenge, a daunting 26,000 nautical miles long race that began in October off the coast of A Coruña, located in northwestern Spain.

“I can’t believe it guys. I sailed around the world,” Brauer said as she approached the finish line in an Instagram live video.

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