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On their journey of almost 14,000 nautical miles across the globe, Elizabeth Tucker and Cole Brauer are turning maritime journeying into an art form. Back in November, they set sail from Spain aboard the spectacular Class 40 yacht, ‘First Light’, the destination – Sydney, where they are expected to arrive in the latter half of February.

The expedition isn’t void of action and suspense. Challenge after challenge, from food poisoning to minor damage on the yacht’s keel due to a collision, the duo has been resilient in the face of adversity. As they covered 9,000 nautical miles, they found themselves around 45 degrees South and 57 East, near the remote French-dominated Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean.