Six years ago, a blind sailor from San Diego made international headlines when he tried to cross the Pacific Ocean on a non-stop sailing adventure, but Hiro Iwamoto’s voyage was cut short when a 50-foot blue whale collided with the yacht he was on.
On Sunday, Hiro set out to finish that voyage by making a second attempt. The experienced sailor has been blind since he was a teenager.
“The limitation is just in your brain,” said Hiro. “[Being] disabled doesn’t matter. What you want to do comes first.”