Kenichi Horie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kenichi Horie

Japanese sailor

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1938

Place of Birth: Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: adventurer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Kenichi Horie (????, Horie Ken'ichi, born September 8, 1938 in Osaka) is a Japanese solo yachtsman.
Horie first rose to prominence when he was thought to have become the first person to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean in 1962.
He has made other significant solo voyages, usually involving boats exhibiting some sort of environmentally friendly theme, including his 2008 voyage across the Western Pacific Ocean in a wave-powered boat.