Minoru Saitō

Minoru Saitō is a Japanese solo yachtsman and one of the most notable veteran ocean sailboat racers in the world. He became the oldest person at age to do a solo circumnavigation of the globe. He has successfully made eight solo circumnavigations.

On October 16, 2004 Saitō left Japan on his yacht ''Shuten-dohji II'' (named after Shuten-dōji, a mythical demon who lived in the 10th century; it is also literally translated in English as "Drunkard's Child," and sometimes jokingly westernized by other sailors as "Shoot Your Doggy") and returned 233 days later to complete his 7th circumnavigation, non-stop. He finished his 8th solo circumnavigation, this time the "wrong way around," on September 17, 2011, after 1,080 days. He was 77 years old on completion. Provided by Wikipedia