Adventurer Horie lands after 7,800-km voyage on wave-propelled boat

Adventurer Horie lands after 7,800-km voyage on wave-propelled boat

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie, 69, waves flower bouquets presented by children July 6 as he steps ashore at a harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, after completing a 112-day, 7,800-kilometer voyage across the Pacific from Hawaii in the Suntory Mermaid II, a boat propelled by wave power.

Adventurer Horie lands after 7,800-km voyage on wave-propelled boat

Adventurer Horie lands after 7,800-km voyage on wave-propelled boat

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie, 69, receives flower bouquets from children July 6 as he steps ashore at a harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, after completing a 112-day, 7,800-kilometer voyage across the Pacific from Hawaii in the Suntory Mermaid II, a boat propelled by wave power.

Adventurer Horie lands after 7,800-km voyage on wave-propelled bo

Adventurer Horie lands after 7,800-km voyage on wave-propelled bo

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie, 69, waves flower bouquets presented by children July 6 as he steps ashore at a harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, after completing a 112-day, 7,800-kilometer voyage across the Pacific from Hawaii in the Suntory Mermaid II, a boat propelled by wave power. (Kyodo)

Adventurer Horie lands after 7,800-km voyage on wave-propelled bo

Adventurer Horie lands after 7,800-km voyage on wave-propelled bo

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie, 69, receives flower bouquets from children July 6 as he steps ashore at a harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, after completing a 112-day, 7,800-kilometer voyage across the Pacific from Hawaii in the Suntory Mermaid II, a boat propelled by wave power. (Kyodo)