High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Suntory Mermaid II is a catamaran, the first 9.5 meter, 3 tonne ship driven by wave power, featuring two fin tails which absorb wave energy and generate thrust by moving up and down with the motion of the boat. The ship was designed by Hiroshi Terao of Tokai University. On 18 March 2008, the boat and its sailor Kenichi Horie left Hawaii for its maiden voyage, currently en route to Japan. On April 17, Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed Horie through...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Suntory Mermaid II is a catamaran, the first 9.5 meter, 3 tonne ship driven by wave power, featuring two fin tails which absorb wave energy and generate thrust by moving up and down with the motion of the boat. The ship was designed by Hiroshi Terao of Tokai University. On 18 March 2008, the boat and its sailor Kenichi Horie left Hawaii for its maiden voyage, currently en route to Japan. On April 17, Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed Horie through satellite phone , he responded the boat is running with speed of approx. 100 kilometre per day so far. July 4, 2008, Suntory Mermaid II reached the goal at offshore of Hinomisaki cape of Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Japan, without problem. Horie, 69, made the world's longest solo voyage across the Western Pacific Ocean in a wave-powered boat, using green technology. YachtPal and venerable sailing adventurer Horie ate mostly rice and curry, squid and flying fish he caught.
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