May 2024

COLE BAUER (USA)

 Nomination
And bang... we seem to have a new international superstar. Although the Global Solo Challenge is ‘just’ one of the many Corinthian round the world events popping up now on a regular basis, and even though the GSC only rose to wider public consciousness in its final few weeks, in just that brief window, in terms of social media US skipper Brauer quickly eclipsed high-profile French ‘rival’ Clarisse Crémer... Too late for this Vendée Globe, but the next one should be a shoe-in
 Why they won
‘Our soon to be next GOAT!’ – Blake Middleton; ‘Cole has changed the world for every woman sailor’ – Cristy Erazo; ‘An inspiration to women literally around the world’ – Rachel Lake; ‘How does she make the hard look so easy!?’ – Mark Robinson. ‘I have sailed thousands of miles with Cole shorthanded, she is the real deal’ – Gavin Brines; ‘Let’s all go sail like that girl!!!!’ – Cindy Sawyer… Plus more than 5,000 others who are all thinking the same way!