It was the latest achievement by the Japanese octogenarian, who in 1962 voyaged from Japan to San Francisco at age 23, ...
Mitsuhiro “Hiro” Iwamoto lost his sight when he was 16, but by no means has he lost his vision. The San Diego-based sailor plans to set out next year on a solo nonstop journey across the Pacific Ocean ...
SAN DIEGO — The ocean is unpredictable and unforgiving, a place most sailors rely heavily on sight to survive. But one blind sailor in San Diego is redefining what it means to navigate the open sea.