Japan businessman makes 2nd attempt to cross Pacific on rowboat

Japan businessman makes 2nd attempt to cross Pacific on rowboat

SHINGU, Japan - Seen off by friends and supporters, Ikuo Tateo, a 66-year-old businessman, leaves Miwasaki fishing port in Shingu, Okayama Prefecture on April 21 in a fresh attempt at a solo journey across the Pacific in a rowboat. His first attempt four years ago ended when his boat was wrecked in a storm shortly after he set out from Iwate Prefecture. Tateo made a round-the-world solo trip on a yacht in 2001 without making a port call.

Yachtsman sets sail for solo around-the-globe voyage

Yachtsman sets sail for solo around-the-globe voyage

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese yachtsman Ikuo Tateo, 59, leaves Miwazaki port in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, for a solo, around-the-world yacht trip without making any port calls. Tateo, a native of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, hopes to complete the 50,000-kilometer journey in 300 days, returning home next June.

74-yr-old man to set out on solo nonstop voyage around world

74-yr-old man to set out on solo nonstop voyage around world

Photo taken May 25, 2016, in the western Japan city of Sakai shows Ikuo Tateo and his yacht Eolia. Tateo, 74, will leave the city on June 5 on a one-year solo nonstop around-the-world voyage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan businessman makes 2nd attempt to cross Pacific on rowboat

Japan businessman makes 2nd attempt to cross Pacific on rowboat

SHINGU, Japan - Seen off by friends and supporters, Ikuo Tateo, a 66-year-old businessman, leaves Miwasaki fishing port in Shingu, Okayama Prefecture on April 21 in a fresh attempt at a solo journey across the Pacific in a rowboat. His first attempt four years ago ended when his boat was wrecked in a storm shortly after he set out from Iwate Prefecture. Tateo made a round-the-world solo trip on a yacht in 2001 without making a port call. (Kyodo)

76-yr man ends solo voyage

76-yr man ends solo voyage

Ikuo Tateo arrives at a port in the western Japan city of Sakai on Aug. 26, 2017, completing a 14-month solo nonstop round-the-world yacht voyage. The 76-year-old will apply to be recognized as the oldest achiever of a solo nonstop journey in the Guinness World Records. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Yachtsman sets sail for solo around-the-globe voyage

Yachtsman sets sail for solo around-the-globe voyage

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese yachtsman Ikuo Tateo, 59, leaves Miwazaki port in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, for a solo, around-the-world yacht trip without making any port calls. Tateo, a native of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, hopes to complete the 50,000-kilometer journey in 300 days, returning home next June.