Pacific crossing another world first for Japanese sailor
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Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first.
Weak waves and opposing ocean currents delayed his arrival, which was originally set for late May.
The 9.5 metre boat is equipped with two special fins which can move like a dolphin's tail with the rhythm of the waves.
Mr Horie, who will turn 70 in September, covered some 7,000 kilometres from Hawaii to Japan without a port call.
On arrival, he said he wanted to go home as soon as possible and eat home-cooked meals.
