A 71-year-old Japanese yachtsman became the oldest person to successfully finish a solo, nonstop, around-the-world voyage when he arrived back in Japan.
Minoru Saito (right) docked his yacht, the Shutendoji II, in Miura, central Japan, yesterday, 244 days after he left for his seventh circumnavigation of the globe.
On arriving, Saito joked with supporters, "I've failed. I wasn't able to break 180 days. To all of my supporters, thank you so much."
According to his website, Saito's trip took him past New Zealand, around the southern tip of Chile, the Cape of Good Hope and Tasmania, making a 50,000km journey.
Age no barrier to around-the-world voyage
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