"And I Chose to Live" The Blind Sailor Mitsuhiro Iwamoto Takes the Stage at WEF

"And I Chose to Live" The Blind Sailor Mitsuhiro Iwamoto Takes the Stage at WEF

FUJISAWA, Japan -- Mitsuhiro Iwamoto, a blind Japanese sailor based in San Diego, delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 on January 21 (local time). He is undertaking the world’s first solo, non-stop trans-Pacific crossing by a blind person as part of the “Blind Sailor Single-Handed Pacific Crossing Project 2027.” WEF URL: https://www.weforum.org/

“And I Chose to Live” The Blind Sailor Mitsuhiro Iwamoto Takes the Stage at WEF

FUJISAWA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 23, 2026-