Non-stop solo across the Pacific at age 83 (after being the first to do it 60 years ago!)

[LittleSister]

. . . and in a 19 foot boat!

Japanese man, 83, becomes oldest person to sail solo non-stop across Pacific

 

[LittleSister]

A bit more about his earlier exploits in an article written before he set off -

‘Japan’s most famous yachtsman’: 83-year-old attempts solo Pacific crossing

 

[Wansworth]

Hope yet?

 

[DownWest]

Hope yet?

You need to look at shorter boats!

 

[[70521]]

I wonder who his insurance company is?

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I wonder if he forgets sometimes what ocean he's sailing and in what direction.

I could understand that.

 

[Capt Popeye]

. . . and in a 19 foot boat!

Japanese man, 83, becomes oldest person to sail solo non-stop across Pacific

Yep there is Hope for our Resident Moderator , Pardre John yet then ?

Bet he was not worried about all that Home Comforts on his Boat ?

Simplicity I assume trumps Modern comforts ?

 

[DownWest]

Well, Shrimpy could be mentioned.

 

[Capt Popeye]

Might mention ere that when we were in Northern Canada a few years ago , that far far up, on the West Coast there was a memorial to a Japanese Fella , a Fisherman , who its stated tried to sail accross the Pacific to Canada on his own , in his Fishing Boat ; HIs Fishing Boat finally was washed up in Canada but no sign of the Fella ; the boat having sailed its journey safely

Make one think that our Boats can do quite well without our , probably RYA inspired courses , on their very own ; rather like those Channel Crossings all made without any certificates at all ( Pardre John will be miffed?)

Might actually be Alaska not Canada ?

 

[Neeves]

Make one think that our Boats can do quite well without our , probably RYA inspired courses , on their very own ; rather like those Channel Crossings all made without any certificates at all ( Pardre John will be miffed?)

Might actually be Alaska not Canada ?

There was a thread about the ICC recently

Jonathan

 

[Wansworth]

You need to look at shorter boats!

My soul will be ok up to30 foot?

 

[LittleSister]

Here's an interview with him -

‘I want to do it again’: Japan’s octogenarian sailor on the joy of crossing the Pacific solo

 

[John the kiwi]

What was his choice of anchor?

 

[Poignard]

What was his choice of anchor?

See Kyu Ah.

 

[LittleSister]

What was his choice of anchor?

And how much chain do you need to anchor over the Mariana Trench?

[Answer: 27.3 miles at 4:1 scope, but don't forget to add an allowance for tide and the distance of the bow to the sea surface! )

 

[NealB]

What an inspiring story!

Has anyone found any details, or pictures, of his boat?

I'd guess the one shown in the Guardian is a bit more than nineteen feet OA.

 

[LittleSister]

Has anyone found any details, or pictures, of his boat?

I'd guess the one shown in the Guardian is a bit more than nineteen feet OA.

The current one is something like 19 feet. (It's like a hi-tech 'Shrimpy'!)

For some reason I'm currently unable to post the images on here (perhaps someone else will oblige), but if you click this link 'Kenichi Horie', you'll see the current one - Mermaid III - among various other boats he's had.

 

[NealB]

The current one is something like 19 feet. (It's like a hi-tech 'Shrimpy'!)

For some reason I'm currently unable to post the images on here (perhaps someone else will oblige), but if you click this link 'Kenichi Horie', you'll see the current one - Mermaid III - among various other boats he's had.

Thank you ...... just what I was hoping for!

What a seriously capable looking yacht, with an inspirational skipper.

A fair bit 'nippier' than 'Shrimpy', I'd wager?

A great team!