At 83, Japanese Becomes Oldest to Sail Solo Across Pacific

Japan's Kenichi Horie waves on his sailing boat after his trans-Pacific voyage, at Osaka Bay, western Japan, on June 4, 2022. Kyodo News via AP

TOKYO—An 83-year-old Japanese adventurer returned home Saturday after successfully completing his solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific, becoming the oldest person to reach the milestone.

Kenichi Horie arrived in the Kii Strait off Japan’s western coast, completing his trans-Pacific voyage in 69 days after leaving a yacht harbor in San Francisco in March.