JapanesesailorKenichiHoriehasfinisheda110-daysolo(单独的)voyageacrossthePacificOceaninaboatpushedbyseawavestowinanotherworldfirst.
WeakwavesandoceanwatermovementsmadehisarrivallatewhichwasgoingtobeinlateMay.
“Whenwaveswereweaktheboatsloweddown.That’saproblemthatneedstobesolved”theadventuretoldreportersfromhisboatinwesternJapan.His9.5-meter-longboatcanmovelikeadolphin’stailanditrisesorfallswiththewaves.
HoriereachedhisdestinationinthechannelbetweenthemainJapaneseislandsjustbeforemidnightaftercoveringabout7000kilometersfromHawaii.
Horiefirstmadeworldrecordin1962whenattheageof23hebecamethefirstpersontosailaloneacrossthePacific.Hemadethethree-monthvoyagefromhishometowninspiteofbreakingJapaneselawwhichdidnotallowhiscitizenstosailontheirownoutofthecountryandwithoutapassportormoney.
HewasarresteduponarrivalinSanFranciscobutthecitymayorfreedhimgavehima30-dayvisaandmadehimanhonorarycitizen.NewsofhisachievementmadehimaherobackhomeinJapanandhisbookofthevoyageInthePacificwasmadeintoafilm.SincethenhehascompletedmanysailingtripsacrossthePacificandaroundtheworld.
AfterhislatestadventurewithanenvironmentallyfriendlythemeHorieplannedtoreturntohishometownonSunday.Hesaid“Throughouthistorymankindhasusedwindforpowerbutnoonehasappearedtobeseriousaboutwavepower.”Horietoldthereporter“IthinkI’maluckyboyasthiswavepowersystemhasremaineduntouchedinfact.”
【小题1】Horie’sboatwasmainlypoweredby________.