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First Light Arrives in Sydney - Tucker and Brauer Interview with Bow Caddy Media

by Bow Caddy Media 21 Feb 09:32 UTC
Cole Brauer and Elizabeth Tucker deliver First Light to Sydney and Tucker's new journey begins in earnest.. © Bow Caddy Media

With the arrival of First Light in Sydney yesterday after her 74-day passage from Spain, Crosbie Lorimer took the opportunity to talk to Elizabeth Tucker (Za, as she likes to be known) and Cole Brauer at Middle Harbour Yacht Club.

They talked about the passing of the baton (as Za prepares for the 2027 Globe Solo Challenge and Cole farewells her boat after her own GSC circumnavigation), what they learnt from this voyage, the way they worked together and how they hope that their communication style makes ocean racing interesting for sailors and non-sailors alike.

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