(1)Horie sets sail on 2nd nonstop solo world yacht voyage

KOBE, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie smiles after receiving a bouquet from two children at a yacht harbor in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan on Oct. 1. Horie, 66, set sail on a nonstop solo voyage around the world in a bid to repeat his achievement of the feat in 1974.

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