{"product_id":"9780593603567","title":"First Light","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A thrilling memoir from the first American woman to race a sailboat solo, nonstop around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A must-read for every young woman with a dream.”—BILLIE JEAN KING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brauer’s strength and resilience inspire us to challenge ourselves to venture out of our safe harbor and experience the high seas of life.”—CHRISTIE BRINKLEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2024, Cole Brauer became the first American woman to race solo around the world, in a forty-foot sailboat named \u003ci\u003eFirst Light\u003c\/i\u003e. For 130 days, she navigated mechanical breakdowns, debilitating food poisoning, and the Southern Ocean’s extreme cold. Yet, amid the isolation, she found breathtaking sunrises, impromptu dance parties, and a life-changing sense of peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Light\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the intimate details of this historic circumnavigation, but it isn’t the typical story of conquering the elements. Instead, it is a memoir of a woman who moved into the most remote environment on Earth and made herself a home. For years, Brauer navigated the rigid hierarchies of a traditionalist sport, facing a relentless tide of skepticism from a world that often tried to ground her before she even left the dock. Out at sea, she didn’t just race 27,000 miles; she proved her critics wrong, reframing one of the world’s most grueling solo races as an act of joyful resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a reckoning with what it means to belong—in a male-dominated field, in a high-speed world, and within yourself. Unfiltered, exhilarating, and deeply personal, it is a testament to the resilience required to stay true to yourself when the world wants you to stay small. Brauer invites us all to find presence in a noisy world, believe in the impossible, and see the horizon not as a boundary but as a hearth.","brand":"Brauer, Cole","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":67851337498836,"sku":"9780593603567","price":38.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_364838ad-09e3-4d21-a5eb-94ba09923eb2.jpg?v=1792426175","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780593603567","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}