(CNN) — The 50-foot sailboat bashed against huge Pacific waves as it beat a course upwind. The few cruise ships that were visible on the horizon soon disappeared, and seasickness set in, leaving a few ...
FUJISAWA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Blind Sailor Single-Handed Pacific Crossing Project 2027” is a world-first initiative in which Mitsuhiro Iwamoto, a completely blind Japanese yachtsman (blind sailor ...
POINT LOMA – In 2013, blind Japanese sailor Mitsuhiro “Hiro” Iwamoto’s first trans-Pacific sailing attempt failed when a whale struck his boat, sinking it and forcing his rescue. He returned with even ...