Clock is ticking for Cole Brauer

Since gaining international attention (and a Rolex watch) while competing in the 2023-24 Global Solo Challenge, Cole Brauer has joined Team Malizia as co-skipper on their 60-foot IMOCA. It’s a massive opportunity for the 31-year-old … what’s her plan?

“The main goal is The Ocean Race in 2027,” she reports. “I looked at the Vendée Globe for a while and it just does not seem feasible. I would need to start campaigning immediately after the end of the 2023-24 round the world race and I was not in the mental state to be able to take that on. I found out really quickly that there was no way.

“I have run out of time for 2028 but not for 2032. That is kind of the goal but I want to really make that decision really hard, concrete before I really go looking for money. It is such an expensive undertaking. And I am getting older. And I would like a family some time. I am a woman, the clock is ticking and these are the things you have to consider.” – Full report