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Sayonara 2020! Looking back at this year’s sailing adventures.
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Sayonara 2020! Looking back at this year’s sailing adventures.
As 2020 comes to a close, I am strongly focused on the challenges ahead in 2021. There is much to prepare before I depart in June. But I feel it's important to take a look back and see how far I've come, the ups, the downs, mistakes (er...learning opportu...
  • Jan 01, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:57
Happy Holidays from the Island of Dreams ( sailing, Christmas, never too late )
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Happy Holidays from the Island of Dreams ( sailing, Christmas, never too late )
Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season. December always prompts reflection and probably this year more than ever we been provoked to ponder issues that are larger than ourselves. Let`s continue to dream and hope and put those aspirations into action in ways ...
  • Dec 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:59
Sails, Solar, Safety, and Sponsors before I leave the Marina! (solo sailing )
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Sails, Solar, Safety, and Sponsors before I leave the Marina! (solo sailing )
Lots to do and to think about as the new year fast approaches. In February, I will leave my mooring at Yumenoshima Marina and set off to Okinawa. Between February and my departure for the solo crossing of the Pacific in June, I will not have permanent harb...
  • Dec 16, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:09
Lifeline Installation and Sunday Sailing
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Lifeline Installation and Sunday Sailing
One of my lifelines snapped a month ago when someone was stepping off the boat so I thought it best to replace them last Sunday Morning. When I finished, I invited three friends to join me for an afternoon sail with Skylie ll, Wahine, and me. The wind wa...
  • Dec 07, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:17
Am I fit enough for a solo crossing of the Pacific? ( solo sailing )
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Am I fit enough for a solo crossing of the Pacific? ( solo sailing )
Last episode, I discussed what I'm asking from my boat, SV Wahine, and if she's safe enough to get me across the Pacific on my solo crossing. It's only fair she ask the same of me. I'm readying myself both physically and mentally, and there is much to do...
  • Dec 04, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:56
MY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Sailing Tip: Learn To Sail Solo With A Hydrovane
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MY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Sailing Tip: Learn To Sail Solo With A Hydrovane
It is a remarkable morning in Tokyo Bay and has the potential of being a milestone day. So I spent it solo sailing. Just Wahine, Skylie ll and me. The lightest of winds at the start but they did pick up some later. Skylie ll ( aka the Hydrovane) manages...
  • Nov 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:36
12 things to check before going offshore
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12 things to check before going offshore
Is my Gib'Sea 402 safe for an ocean crossing? A major -- and perhaps obvious -- part of my preparations to set sail across the Pacific alone on SV Wahine is ensuring that she's safe for offshore sailing and can handle the long journey in the open waters o...
  • Nov 16, 2020
  • Language: JA
  • Play Time: 00:28:09
Boat Maintenance, Painting the Hull and More! / solo sailing
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Boat Maintenance, Painting the Hull and More! / solo sailing
I will be entrusting my life to the vessel that will carry me across the Pacific, through the Garbage Patch, and north to Vancouver after passing through Nemo North. SV Wahine has some years behind her, and my friend Gregor Neumann (who has been staying wi...
  • Nov 08, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:31
Nurdles & MermaidsTears sailing nevertoolate sailing vlog
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Nurdles & MermaidsTears sailing nevertoolate sailing vlog
Soon I will be sailing solo across the North Pacific, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and I am going to be on the lookout for Nurdles! They sound and look cute, but in fact, they are anything but. As lightweight building blocks for the Plastic product in...
  • Nov 02, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:48
Top Ten Fears / crossing an ocean. fear files travel vlog fear files
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Top Ten Fears / crossing an ocean. fear files travel vlog fear files
In just a few months I am crossing an ocean, by sailboat and by myself, to see my mom. And I am kinda scared. I have never sailed across an ocean before. I have identified ten fears and am seeking to address them. The list includes storms, falling overboar...
  • Oct 20, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:59
Renaming a Boat and Making a teak table! solo sailing boating yachting sailing for beginners
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Renaming a Boat and Making a teak table! solo sailing boating yachting sailing for beginners
While "Pacific Solo" refers to my eventual solo effort to cross the Pacific and pass-through "Nemo North," there is no way I'd be able to set sail without the group behind me that has been encouraging me and helping me learn. (And if you're reading this, I...
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:02
Passage Planning for an Ocean Crossing by Sailboat ( sailing waypoint travel vlog )
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Passage Planning for an Ocean Crossing by Sailboat ( sailing waypoint travel vlog )
There is a typhoon off the coast of Japan making it a cold and rainy day, so I have turned my attention to passage planning and preparing for the voyage in 8-months' time. I am grateful to Kirk, Paula, Rick, and Maurice who all have extensive passage ex...
  • Oct 08, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:32
10-days Sailing: Intensifying Prep for My Solo Crossing
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10-days Sailing: Intensifying Prep for My Solo Crossing
As you may have seen in my previous video, I've now moved up my departure date for my solo sail from Tokyo to Vancouver via "Nemo North" (the furthest point from land in any direction in the Northern Hemisphere) to spring/summer 2021. And boy, do I have wo...
  • Oct 02, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:29
Climbing the Mast Solo! ( single handed sailing )
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Climbing the Mast Solo! ( single handed sailing )
Welcome to "Captain`s Learning Log." Before I bought Wahine, I had many fears. Two of them were of going below and under, and the other was going above and over. The ATN Mastclimber helped me conquer one of those fears, and it enables me to go up alone, w...
  • Sep 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:52
Sailing from Hota to Tokyo Bay and Bay Cruising
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Sailing from Hota to Tokyo Bay and Bay Cruising
My quest for deeper water came to an end, and I sailed from Hota back to Yuminoshima Marina in Tokyo Bay, leaving in the wee hours of the day under the still of darkness. Once back in harbor, I was able to make some repairs and take Wahine out with friend...
  • Sep 16, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:00
Big News! I am sailing solo sooner! sailing vlog
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Big News! I am sailing solo sooner! sailing vlog
Special Episode: I have moved up the date of my departure onboard SV Wahine for my solo voyage across the North Pacific from Japan to Canada to late spring 2021! Why? Times and circumstances have changed. Given so many changing realities, I have decide...
  • Sep 08, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:06:19
Cruising Coastal Waters summer sailing fun
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Cruising Coastal Waters summer sailing fun
On day three of my blue-water adventure, we left Oshima Island and set sail for Hota, which is on the Eastern side of Tokyo Bay and Western coast of the Chiba Peninsula. After about a 7-hour cruise, we stopped and practiced anchoring and swam in the deep t...
  • Sep 04, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:06:50
Never Too Late! How to Change the Course of Your Life Introduction
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Never Too Late! How to Change the Course of Your Life Introduction
Considering changing the course of your life? Well, it is never too late. Let me repeat that. It's. Never. Too. Late. In case you don't know me, my name is Lowell Sheppard and this is something I've done more than once. For the first of this series, I'll ...
  • Aug 21, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:43
Sailing to Oshima, Japan: Home of Godzilla! travel vlog
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Sailing to Oshima, Japan: Home of Godzilla! travel vlog
Day two of my 8-day cruise, we left Misaki and were gone with the wind, reaching a milestone in my sailing journey: Oshima Island! The cruise was amazing, and we sailed most of the way with a wing on wing configuration. Located off the coast of Japan, Os...
  • Aug 16, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:39
A Preview of My 8-Day Coastal Cruise — Sailing Area 1 — Aug. 08, 2020
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A Preview of My 8-Day Coastal Cruise — Sailing Area 1 — Aug. 08, 2020
I'm freshly back from my 8-day sailing trip along the Japanese coast and am happy to report that it was wonderful. I was able to gain valuable training and experience for my eventual solo-sail across the Pacific -- a great step in my journey. Also, a big,...
  • Aug 08, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:06:49
Finally! Going sailing Beyond Tokyo Bay. here is the sailing vlog
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Finally! Going sailing Beyond Tokyo Bay. here is the sailing vlog
Finally, after 13 months and many ups and downs, I've set off for deeper waters beyond Tokyo Bay. With the help of my crew, we cleaned and prepped the boat, then set off. Our first day had great weather with light wind. We went along at a leisurely pace. ...
  • Aug 02, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:49
Happy Ocean Day! (My first imovie)
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Happy Ocean Day! (My first imovie)
Its Marine Day in Japan or (海の日, Umi no Hi). ( i just used imovie for the first time) You can read more about it`s history and significance here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Day We used to put a message in a bottle but now the bottle has b...
  • Jul 22, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:48
No More Rain! Sailing and A Few Fails ( imovie sailboat )
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No More Rain! Sailing and A Few Fails ( imovie sailboat )
This day did not go as I expected, but I am always grateful for the lessons learned. And there were three of them, to be exact! Thanks to Patron Robin Mah for the additional footage of me climbing the mast and trying to attach the rudder. And yes, next tim...
  • Jul 20, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:39
It`s Never too Late . . . Prepping for a Sailing Journey
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It`s Never too Late . . . Prepping for a Sailing Journey
Well, I find myself feeling a bit nervous at the moment ... However, I've always found that "leveling up" in life requires breaking free of my comfort zone and confronting any trepidation head on. Preparation and readiness are vastly important -- and shoul...
  • Jul 16, 2020
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:15

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