An 82-year-old man set off from Sizihwan Bay in Kaohsiung Saturday at the start of an attempt to circumnavigate Taiwan in a sailing dingy over 29 days.

Chan Cheng-feng (???), vice president of the Chinese Taipei Sailing Association, said making the trip had been a dream of his for the past 40 years.

Chan, who also heads the sailing committee at the Kaohsiung Municipal Athletics Federation, has been involved in sailboats ever since leaving the Marine Corps. in 1976 and has since been working to promote the sport in Taiwan.

According to Chan, the biggest challenge has been promoting the sport so that more people can know where and how to avoid danger along the way when they come across problems at sea.

The octogenarian sailor, meanwhile, said it was exciting to “still have fun at this type of fun” despite his old age.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel