Kenichi Hori of Japan holds the record for being the oldest person to cross the Pacific Ocean alone. Hori, 83, left San Francisco, California, two months ago. Arrived in Key Strait in western Japan yesterday morning. Hori’s journey was without hands. Hori was also the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean on a lone boat.
“I’m getting closer to my goal,” he wrote in his blog post on Friday night. He also shared his experiences of the first trip in the post. ‘I was traveling without a passport then. Throughout the journey the thought of being caught. But this time a lot of people are coming with congratulations. ‘ -He wrote.
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His first mission was in 1962, at the age of 23. In 1974, 1978 and 1982, Hori made headlines around the world alone on a boat. Hori also proved his mettle by sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii to Key Strait in 2008.
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