Japanese sailor Minoru Saito celebrates on his sailing yacht Nicole BMW Shuten-dohji III after finishing his 8th single-handed world circumnavigation at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, September 17, 2011. The 77-year-old Saito returned to Japan on Saturday and he became the first and oldest sailor to complete eight solo circumnavigations of the globe since he set sail on September 2008.[Photo/Agencies] Japanese sailor Minoru Saito’s smiles after finishing his 8th single-handed world circumnavigation trip, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, September 17, 2011. Excerpt from:Legendary sailor celebrates 8th circumnavigation