Kenichi Horie

Kenichi Horie (堀江謙一, Horie Ken'ichi?, born September 8, 1938 in Osaka) is a Japanese solo yachtsman. Horie first rose to prominence when he became the first person to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean in 1962. He has made other significant solo voyages, usually involving boats exhibiting some sort of environmentally friendly theme, including his 2008 voyage across the Western Pacific Ocean in a wave-powered boat.

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