Sailor Minoru Saito receives the Juan Sebastian del Cano Award - news

Minoru Saito

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Fernando Costa

JACKSONVILLE FLA — Japanese single-handed sailor Minoru Saito received special recognition from the

45,000-member United States Power Squadrons at an awards ceremony held January 28, 2012. It was only the second time the award to honor adventure sailing and boating has been presented by the organization.

Saito was flown from Tokyo to Jacksonville Fla. to receive the Juan Sebastian del Cano Award, named for the navigator who finished the first-ever circumnavigation led by Ferdinand Magellan in 1522.USPS Chief Commander Frank Dvorak presents Minoru Saito with the del Cano Award for transoceanic cruising. Kenneth Griffing, past commander of USPS District 13, is at center.

Saito was cited for successfully completing his 8th solo circumnavigation this past fall at age 77, an international record, as well as for his nearly 40-year sailing career that includes a non-stop solo circumnavigation in 2005 at... LINK

 

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