Barcelona World Race - U.S. Sailor takes on challenge of a lifetime

2:07 AM Sat 11 Dec 2010 GMT

'The IMOCA Open 60 Neutrogena is in Barcelona preparing for the December 31 start of the Barcelona World Race.' Nico Martinez &copy

While the rest of the country is gearing up for New Year's celebrations and finalizing 2011 resolutions, Annapolis resident Ryan Breymaier is preparing for his first-ever circumnavigation around the world as a participant in the double-handed Barcelona World Race. The event, sailed in super-light, highly technical IMOCA Open 60 monohulls that have few design concessions for comfort, starts its second edition this December 31 and is scheduled for a finish late next March after 15 teams representing eight nationalities complete 25,000 nautical miles (46,300 km) around the globe. Born in Washington, D.C., and a graduate of St. Mary's College of ...

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