The second running of the Barcelona World Race is set to begin on New Year’s Eve in front of the ultra-chic W Hotel on the Barcelona waterfront. The event features two-person crews sailing supercharged IMOCA Open 60 racers nonstop around the planet via the three great capes: the Cape of Good Hope, New Zealand’s Cape Leeuwin and, of course, Cape Horn. Some other numbers to consider:
25,000: Total distance of the race in miles
9: number of boats that started in 2001-2008
5: Number of boats that finished in 2008
15: Number of boats expected to race in 2010-11
11: Predicted average speed of competitors in knots
3: Women racing – Dee Caffari, Michele Paret and Anna Corbella
1: American in the race: Ryan Breymaier
