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An 83-year-old Japanese adventurer intends to set the world record for the oldest person to sail solo nonstop across the Pacific Ocean on a yacht. Kenichi Horie on Nov. 24 announced his plan to ...

A veteran who lost both his legs and his left arm while serving in Afghanistan has begun a challenge to become the first triple amputee to sail solo across the Pacific. Craig Wood, from Doncaster ...

Octogenarian adventurer Kenichi Horie returned to Japan early June 4, making him the world’s oldest person to complete a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a yacht.

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