16: Hiro Iwamoto — the first blind man to sail the Pacific

On April 20, 2019, Hiro Iwamoto became the first blind man to sail the Pacific nonstop, completing a 55-day journey across the world’s largest ocean. In this episode, Hiro and his crew mate, Doug Smith, join Oscar Boyd to talk about their voyage.

See more:

• Hiro and Doug's Voyage of Inspiration website
• Ariadne GPS — the app Hiro used to navigate across the Pacific

Photo by Kyodo