A Japanese man has become the oldest person to complete a solo, non-stop sailing trip across the Pacific Ocean. Eighty-three-year-old Kenichi Horie returned to his home port off Japan’s western coast on Saturday. His trans-Pacific trip began in San Francisco in late March. It took 69 days to complete. Horie spent the night aboard his 6-meter-long sailboat before he was welcomed back Sunday by community members and supporters at the port of Shin Nishinomiya. Upon arrival, Horie took off his hat and waved to the crowd from his boat. Later, he met with supporters and was presented with flowers. “Thank you for waiting!” Horie said. He had carried a supply of medicine in case he got sick. But he said the only things he used during his more than two months at sea were eye drops and Band-Aids. “That shows how healthy I am,” Horie said. “I’m still in the middle of my youth.”
Title: Japanese Man Becomes Oldest Person to Sail Solo Across Pacific
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data-end-time='30271'>His trans-Pacific trip began in San Francisco in late March. </span> <span data-start-time='30271' data-end-time='34500'>It took 69 days to complete.</span> <span data-start-time='34500' data-end-time='50125'>Horie spent the night aboard his 6-meter-long sailboat before he was welcomed back Sunday by community members and supporters at the port of Shin Nishinomiya.</span> <span data-start-time='50125' data-end-time='57104'>Upon arrival, Horie took off his hat and waved to the crowd from his boat. </span> <span data-start-time='57104' data-end-time='62583'>Later, he met with supporters and was presented with flowers. </span> <span data-start-time='62583' data-end-time='66188'>“Thank you for waiting!” Horie said.</span> <span data-start-time='66188' data-end-time='71438'>He had carried a supply of medicine in case he got sick. </span> <span data-start-time='71438' data-end-time='81083'>But he said the only things he used during his more than two months at sea were eye drops and Band-Aids.</span> <span data-start-time='81083' data-end-time='85708'>“That shows how healthy I am,” Horie said. </span> <span data-start-time='85708' data-end-time='88896'>“I’m still in the middle of my youth.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5549/A8.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18680 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div 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