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Horie Hawaii-Kii wave-boat trip on for mid-March

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie said Wednesday he will embark next month on an unprecedented voyage on a boat propelled only by wave power from Hawaii to southwestern Japan. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Feb 28 2008

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