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Japan's record-breaking sailor Horie given U.S. award

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop yacht voyage across the Pacific at age 83 in 2022, speaks to the press in New York on March 4, 2023 before receiving the Blue Water Medal, a prestigious sailing award from the Cruising Club of America.

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Japan's record-breaking sailor Horie given U.S. award

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop yacht voyage across the Pacific at age 83 in 2022, speaks to the press in New York on March 4, 2023 before receiving the Blue Water Medal, a prestigious sailing award from the Cruising Club of America.

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Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie is pictured in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2022. Horie became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific on a yacht at age 83 in 2022.

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Yachtsman Horie

Japanese yachtsman Kenichi Horie, 84, prepares to board his Suntory Mermaid III yacht at a harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Dec. 5, 2022. Horie became the oldest person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in June 2022, when he was 83.

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Yachtsman Horie

Japanese yachtsman Kenichi Horie, 84, is pictured beside his Suntory Mermaid III yacht at a harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Dec. 5, 2022. Horie became the oldest person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in June 2022, when he was 83.

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Interview with yachtsman Horie

Japanese yachtsman Kenichi Horie, 84, gives an interview in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Dec. 5, 2022, after becoming the oldest person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in June 2022, when he was 83.

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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.

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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.

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Horie arrives in Japan from Hawaii on wave-propelled boat

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie, 69, speaks to reporters off Yura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 5, a day after arriving in Japan to achieve his goal of crossing the Pacific on an unprecedented voyage in the Suntory Mermaid II, a boat propelled only by the power of waves.

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Adventurer Horie leaves Hawaii on wave-propelled boat

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves before he leaves Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 16 for Japan, embarking on an unprecedented voyage in a boat propelled only by the power of waves. The Suntory Mermaid II -- 9.5 meters long, 3.5 meters wide and weighing 3 tons -- is made of recycled aluminum and is equipped with a solar powered battery for the navigation lights and other devices.

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(2)Horie completes 2nd solo sail voyage around globe

KOBE, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves at his supporters on returning to a yacht harbor in Nishinomiya from an eight-month nonstop solo voyage around the world in his yacht '' Suntory Mermaid'' on June 7.

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Horie completes 2nd solo sailing trip around globe

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves to well-wishers as he returns to Osaka Bay on June 7 after completing an eight-month nonstop solo voyage around the world in a yacht.

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(1)Horie on solo voyage passes Cape Horn

CAPE HORN, Chile - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie, who is now on a nonstop solo voyage around the world in a yacht, passes Cape Horn (back) at the tip of South America on Jan. 11, his supporters in Japan said Jan. 12.

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(2)Horie on solo voyage passes Cape Horn

CAPE HORN, Chile - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie (R), who is now on a nonstop solo voyage around the world in a yacht, throws a wreath in respect for those who came before him after passing Cape Horn at the tip of South America on Jan. 11.

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

KOBE, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie, 66, waves as he embarks on a nonstop solo voyage around the world Oct. 1 from a yacht harbor in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, in a bid to repeat his achievement of the feat in 1974.

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(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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Horie launches new yacht for solo world trip

YOKKAICHI, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie (R), who has already sailed around the world twice, launched his new yacht, the Suntory Mermaid, on Nov. 13 in preparation for another nonstop voyage around the world next year.

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Yachtsman Horie to sail nonstop around the world in 2004

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichi Horie, a two-time round-the-world yachtsman from Japan, announces in Tokyo on July 3 he will take up a new challenge in October next year when he sets out on a solo nonstop voyage around the world, this time on an eastbound trip around Cape Horn.

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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.

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Yachtsman Horie returns home

OSAKA, Japan - Kenichi Horie, a six-time trans-Pacific solo sailor from Japan, shows a certificate of honor he received from the city of San Francisco at a news conference on returning to Osaka on July 26. Horie left Japan on May 12 on his MALT's Mermaid 3 and arrive in San Francisco on July 17 in a two-month journey that recreated his historic solo trip across the Pacific in 1962.

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Yachtsman Horie visits ex-San Francisco mayor's tomb

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese yachtsman Kenichi Horie offers flowers at the tombstone of former San Francisco Mayor George Christopher on the outskirts of San Francisco on July 18, one day after completing a two-month solo voyage across the Pacific. Christopher, who died in September 2000, welcomed Horie as a hero in 1962 when he first accomplished the trans-Pacific solo voyage although he did not have a passport or visa.

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(2)Yachtsman Horie completes 7th solo trans-Pacific voyage

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Kenichi Horie is surrounded by reporters at San Francisco port on July 17 after completing a two-month voyage across the Pacific aboard his yacht MALT's Mermaid 3. The Mermaid 3 is made of recycled beer cans, whiskey barrels, plastic bottles and other materials. It is the same shape and size as the boat Horie used in his first Pacific voyage 40 years ago. The adventurer has made seven solo trips across the Pacific.

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Japanese yachtsman Horie sailing solo in Pacific

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese yachtsman Kenichi Horie waves his cap while sailing solo in the Pacific Ocean some 110 kilometers west of Hachijojima Island on May 15. Horie left Shin-Nishinomiya harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 12 for a 10,000-kilometer voyage to San Francisco in a boat made from recycled materials.

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Japan yachtsman Horie sets sail on solo voyage to U.S.

KOBE, Japan - Renowned Japanese yachtsman Kenichi Horie, 63, waves as he leaves Shin-Nishinomiya harbor in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 12 for a 10,000-kilometer voyage to San Francisco on board MALT'S Mermaid 3, which is made of recycled material. Horie's date of departure and route are the same as in 1962 when he first successfully sailed across the Pacific Ocean.

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Horie to make solo voyage to U.S. 40 years after 1st trip

TOKYO, Japan - Holding a miniature model of his new yacht, Japanese sailor Kenichi Horie tells a news conference Feb. 21 he will attempt another solo voyage to the United States by yacht beginning in May 2002, 40 years after he first successfully sailed across the Pacific. Horie, 62, said he will dedicate his trip to the late San Francisco Mayor George Christopher, who allowed him to enter the U.S. upon arrival in San Francisco in 1962.

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Horie finishes solo Pacific crossing in recycled yacht

KOBE, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves as he arrives at the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on July 8. He completed a solo journey from San Francisco to Japan in a yacht made entirely from recycled materials.

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Trans-Pacific adventurer heading to Japan

Japanese adventurer and yachtsman Kenichi Horie waves his right hand aboard the MALT'S Mermaid II yacht in waters near Okinawa Island on June 26 en route for Japan from San Francisco on a solo journey. Horie plans to reach Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, the world's longest suspension bridge, in early July.

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Yachtsman Horie lectures via Internet

Students at Hasuda Junior High School in Saitama Prefecture watch Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie (C on background screen), making a solo yacht voyage to Japan from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, give a talk about the sea via the Internet on April 28. Students of Moanalua High School in Honolulu also participated in the event.

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Horie begins transpacific voyage aboard recycled yacht

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves his hand at well-wishers in San Francisco on March 28 as he begins a solo journey to Japan from the Golden Gate Bridge aboard the MALT'S Mermaid II, a yacht made from recycled materials. Horie plans to reach Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, the world's longest suspension bridge, in early July by way of Hawaii.

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Oldest yachtsman to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese yachtman Kenichi Horie holds a Guinness World Records certificate during a ceremony on his 84th birthday on Sept. 8, 2022, in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, for becoming the oldest person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in June.

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Oldest yachtsman to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese yachtman Kenichi Horie poses at a ceremony in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2022, his 84th birthday, as Guinness World Records certified him as the oldest person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in June.

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83-year-old yachtsman Horie becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie attends a press conference in Nishinomiya on June 5, 2022, following his nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to the western Japan city across the Pacific with his Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, became the oldest person to do so.

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83-year-old yachtsman Horie becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie attends a press conference in Nishinomiya on June 5, 2022, following his nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to the western Japan city across the Pacific with his Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, became the oldest person to do so.

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83-year-old yachtsman Horie becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie poses at a yacht harbor in Nishinomiya on June 5, 2022, following his nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to the western Japan city across the Pacific with his Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, became the oldest person to do so.

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83-year-old yachtsman Horie becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie poses at a yacht harbor in Nishinomiya on June 5, 2022, following his nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to the western Japan city across the Pacific with his Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, became the oldest person to do so.

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83-year-old yachtsman Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves from his Suntory Mermaid III yacht at a yacht harbor in Nishinomiya on June 5, 2022, following his nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to the western Japan city across the Pacific. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, became the oldest person to do so.

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83-year-old yachtsman Horie becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie (C) is congratulated by people at a yacht harbor in Nishinomiya on June 5, 2022, following his nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to the western Japan city across the Pacific with his Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, became the oldest person to do so.

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83-year-old yachtsman Horie becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie receives a bouquet at a ceremony at a yacht harbor in Nishinomiya on June 5, 2022, following his nonstop solo voyage from San Francisco to the western Japan city across the Pacific with his Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, became the oldest person to do so.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie returns to Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie waves upon his return to Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Trans-Pacific solo voyage by Japanese yachtsman

Kenichi Horie, an 83-year-old Japanese yachtsman, waves as he departs from San Francisco on March 26, 2022, for Nishinomiya, western Japan, in an attempt to sail solo nonstop across the Pacific Ocean.

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Trans-Pacific solo voyage by Japanese yachtsman

Kenichi Horie, an 83-year-old Japanese yachtsman, holds up the national flag on his yacht as he is set to depart from San Francisco on March 26, 2022, for Nishinomiya, western Japan, in an attempt to sail solo nonstop across the Pacific Ocean.

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Nonstop, solo Pacific crossing by Japanese yachtsman

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie is pictured at Osaka airport in western Japan on March 15, 2022, prior to flying to San Francisco to attempt a nonstop solo voyage from the U.S. city to the western Japan city of Nishinomiya from March to June on the Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, will be the oldest person to do so if successful.

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Nonstop, solo Pacific crossing by Japanese yachtsman

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves at Osaka airport in western Japan on March 15, 2022, prior to flying to San Francisco to attempt a nonstop solo voyage from the U.S. city to the western Japan city of Nishinomiya from March to June on the Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, will be the oldest person to do so if successful.

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Nonstop, solo Pacific crossing by Japanese yachtsman

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie poses at Osaka airport in western Japan on March 15, 2022, prior to flying to San Francisco to attempt a nonstop solo voyage from the U.S. city to the western Japan city of Nishinomiya from March to June on the Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, will be the oldest person to do so if successful.

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Nonstop, solo Pacific crossing by Japanese yachtsman

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie is pictured at Osaka airport in western Japan on March 15, 2022, prior to flying to San Francisco to attempt a nonstop solo voyage from the U.S. city to the western Japan city of Nishinomiya from March to June on the Suntory Mermaid III yacht. The 83-year-old, the first person to sail across the Pacific solo and nonstop in 1962, will be the oldest person to do so if successful.