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At age 71, Minoru Saito from Japan has become the oldest person to do a solo, non-stop circumnavigation without stops. On Day 233, Saito-san returned to his starting point 4 km west of Misaki Port, to a hero's welcome. It has been a true ocean odyssey between the old man and the sea. Cold in only a t-shirtFoul weather cost him jib damage, the new weather fax system was busted, and the fridge was also out almost immediately after he set off. Frigid temperatures didn't deter him, "it is a little cold outside the cabin in only a...
French preparing for partial Northwest Passage rows
