Solo trans-Pacific sailor Horie's yacht returns to Japan

Solo trans-Pacific sailor Horie's yacht returns to Japan

KOBE, Japan - Kenichi Horie, a seven-time trans-Pacific sailor from Japan, welcomes his yacht, which he had captained to San Francisco, at the port of Kobe on Aug. 14. Horie, 63, completed his two-month trans-Pacific voyage on his MALT's Mermaid 3 from Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan to San Francisco on July 17. He then returned to Japan and waited while the boat was transported back in a container ship. (Kyodo)

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