Minoru Saito (born 1934) is the only person to have completed eight singlehanded circumnavigations. He completed the 1990-91 BOC Challenge race, the 1994 BOC Challenge race and the 1998-99 Around Alone race, amongst others. He was inducted into the Museum of Yachting's Single-Handed Sailors' Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Minoru Saito Collection, 0530 International Yacht Restoration School.
The collection consists of material relating to the eight-time singlehanded round the world sailor, including two log books, a signed program, and copies of various magazine articles.
A collection of log books and related ephemera.
Museum of Yachting. Gift of Minoru Saito.