Kenichi Horie made headlines in Japan in 1962 by sailing solo across the Pacific to San Francisco without a passport, and continues to record stunning seagoing achievements, including this summer, at age 66, completing his second round-the-world voyage via Cape Horn.
But half a century since he first took up yachting as a high school student, Horie, who has become a national icon, is still chasing his dreams and is readying for his next challenge.
"I've already started planning for my next trip in three years' time," he said in an interview with Kyodo News at Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor in Hyogo Prefecture.