{"id":10945,"date":"2008-07-07T03:47:30","date_gmt":"2008-07-07T03:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/69year-old-japanese-rides-wave-powered-boat-from-hawaii-to-japan.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T09:47:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:47:31","slug":"69year-old-japanese-rides-wave-powered-boat-from-hawaii-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/transport\/69year-old-japanese-rides-wave-powered-boat-from-hawaii-to-japan.php","title":{"rendered":"69 year old Japanese rides wave powered boat from Hawaii to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/span> Some people simply rest on a futile argument; others travel the world to prove a point. A 69-year-old Japanese sailor Ken\u2019ichi Horie has made a 6,400-kilometer (nearly 4,000 mi) journey from Hawaii to Japan in his wave-powered Suntory Mermaid II … Continue reading3
\nSome people simply rest on a futile argument; others travel the world to prove a point. A 69-year-old Japanese sailor Ken\u2019ichi Horie has made a 6,400-kilometer (nearly 4,000 mi) journey from Hawaii to Japan in his wave-powered Suntory Mermaid II boat. The Suntory Mermaid II, a 9.5 meter (31 ft) long x 3.5 meter (11 ft) wide, 3-ton vessel made of recycled aluminum, does not use an engine for propulsion. Instead, it relies on a pair of fins under the bow that move up and down as the waves come in, propelling the boat forward.<\/p>\n
\nHe was seen off the coast of Japan on July 2, after 108 days of his departure off Hawaii. It took him 5-6 weeks longer than expected, but seems he has made it proving that its not always power and speed that\u2019s desired, perseverance pays many times over.
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