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A Los Angeles teenager is aiming to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, according to the BBC. Sixteen-year old, Zac Sunderland, who can’t legally drive a car, will set sail this weekend in his 36-foot boat for a Replica Breitling Aeromarine Chrono Superocean Men's Watch yearlong, 40,000-mile cruise crossing the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans. If successful, he’ll break a world record for the youngest person to accomplish the ever-popular solo-sailing-around-the-world feat.
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