BALTIMORE -- Donald Lawson wants to speed around the world’s oceans this year in a blistering time, setting a record in the process. But first, he’ll have to be patient.
Lawson, a 41-year-old Baltimore native, was aiming to take off this month from Hawaii to solo-circumnavigate the world in about 70 days. That would make him the fastest person to do so nonstop in a boat less than 60 feet long.
However, after the realization that his boat needed upgrades and then a recent collision in the Pacific Ocean, he postponed his voyage.
