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A noisy neighbor prompted me to leave Imabari a couple days early. I decided to move to Nihama Marina which has a delightful beach beside it. An unprecedented heatwave was coming in Japan and I wanted to be able to have refreshing swims. Little did I kn...

As a rookie sailor, going through the Kurushima Strait and under the famed Kurushima Kaikyou Bridge (reportedly the world`s first triple-span bridge in the world) had my attention for several days. I knew I had to pass under the bridge at slack tide to a...

I decided to spend the summer cruising the Seto Inland Sea ( Seto Naikai ) and enjoy the stunning scenery, explore the plethora of islands, visit the numerous Yacht Friendly Sea Stations and learn more about tidal currents. To Track Wahine go to www.pacif...

Bye Felicia sets sails to Sombrero Reef Lighthouse for Lisa’s first open water scuba dive since being certified. Come and see the excitement by the lighthouse, underwater and some thunderstorms. The lighthouse was very busy there so Matt and Lisa had to...

Having looped the main island of Kyushu, ( about 1500 kms) I thought I might as finish a loop of Shikoku. But first a stop in the delightful Yamaguchi port town of Kaminoseki on the Big Island of Honshu, and enjoy its remarkable hot spring and green gras...

Leaving Bimini at midnight to begin a very conservative 17 hour passage to the Berry Islands. View the breathtaking sunrise with us. Enjoy shimmering blue water so clear you can see all the way to the bottom. Sometimes it's about the journey. Get your ow...

Hi . . . I am experimenting with YouTube Shorts which are always less than a minute and in the vertical format to make. I will try to share snippets of my life on the water and my training voyage around Japan. Let me know the kind of things you would lik...

In this episode, Maru have about as perfect day as could be! I wish that everyday of my life could be like this on a sailboat! We start off the day with a perfect sunrise, buy a brand new dinghy motor, go for a spin and then get out of Hopetown to see mor...

In the first of our 'Ambient' series, see the beautiful sunrise sailing east from Florida to Bimini across the Gulf Stream. This relaxing video was shot with a Sony RX100 IV from the deck of Lagoon 420 "Good Life" on Nov 8, 2019. Comment below if you'd lik...

#inspiring #blogging In this programme we look at the island of Bequia in the Grenadines . This is a favourite spot to drop the hook in the south of the Caribbean chain. And it has a lot to offer the yachtsman. Destination Sailing Channel is sponsored by...

This episode we have to move our little home from the Marina to moor along side a fishing boat wall! We couldn't get the marina to agree to us being lifted out for long enough to do all the windows, the pontoons were all to high and we can't reach from a d...

After spending a lovely night at Savary Island, we left for Pender Harbour, moving before sunrise and having the awesome pleasure of witnessing not only an incredible sunrise, but a sunrise rainbow as well! We make it to the beautiful Pender Harbour to spe...