![]() NPS Image Kenichi Horie is regarded as one of Japan’s most famous yachtsman. He is the first known man in history to make a non-stop solo crossing of the Pacific Ocean. Horie later donated the Mermaid to the Maritime Museum, along with a commemorative tray on which the following is transcribed: ![]() Six decades after making history with the Mermaid, Kenichi Horie set sail once again on a solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean, this time in the opposite direction. Horie left San Francisco in a 19-foot sloop, the Suntory Mermaid III, on March 26, 2022 heading for Nishinomiya in Osaka Bay. He completed his journey after 69 days and 4,500 nautical miles. At 83 years old, Horie had made another record, now as the oldest man to have completed a solo voyage across the Pacific in a sailing vessel. |
Last updated: February 7, 2025