Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, who became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific on a yacht at age 83 last year, will receive a prestigious American sailing award.The Cruising Club of America said this week that it has chosen the now 84-year-old adventurer for its highest honor, the Blue Water Medal, in recognition of his "lifetime of ocean-crossing achievement."Horie completed his 8,500-kilometer voyage to the Kii Channel in western Japan on June 4 after setting sail from San Francisco on March 27.In response to the news of the award, Horie sa…READ FULL ARTICLE
