Minoru Saitō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Minoru Saitō

Japanese sailor

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1934

Place of Birth: Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Profession: explorer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Minoru Saito (?? ?, born January 7, 1934) 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 77 to do a solo circumnavigation of the globe.
He has successfully made eight solo circumnavigations.
On October 16, 2004 Saito left Japan on his yacht Shuten-dohji II (named after Shuten-doji, 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 71 years old on completion.