Yes, that day threw a lot at me. 27 hours non-stop. It's my birthday this week and I make another important incremental step forward in training for my ...

Hi .. . this is not a normal episode. Just wanted to update on my whereabouts. I have made it to Havu Port on the southern tip of Oshima. It was a bit of a ...

We finish out our time in the Exumas for winter 2021, at least for a while. We may be back. We have more great time doing our big three activities in the ...

Hello everybody. We are having a great time cruising Frolic through the Northern Exumas. We do a bit of hiking, snorkeling and kiteboarding at several spots ...

Its January 2021 and we are back aboard Frolic. We undertake a big project, replacing two of our solar panels with larger more efficient panels as well as ...

It`s February and I leave this month. Work continues on board including moving unnecessary stuff from the boat to our log house in Aichi. A lot of time this ...

The countdown continues to my departure from Tokyo to Okinawa. It will be a two-month practice run. Many challenges to face to get there but i keep pressing ...

The Meri Crew sails offshore from VA to FL. We leave Hampton VA where the weather is getting downright cold and head south on the Atlantic ocean. After a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Meri Crew sails the Chesapeake Bay and Rhode Island - Summer 2020. We continue our summer adventures cruising up the Chesapeake Bay and then take an ocean ...

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 ...

Here we continue our journey toward Sucia Island in the San Juan Island Group in the Pacific Northwest. We experience all the different kinds of weather in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This episode is bringing us back to May 2019 when we did our very first BIG trip (more than an overnighter) to the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest! ...

Your favorite sisters, the dynamic duo +1 (dad), getting ready in Key West! Adding the finishing touches on 'The Far Side', and just settling in to the boat ...

Sorry about the poor video and audio quality the first time around - we've got this video fixed up now for you. The second half of our time in Maine, Summer ...

The Meri Crew sails to Nova Scotia! We finish up our time in Maine with the Lobster Festival in Rockland then set sail across the Gulf of Maine and into the ...

We make a passage from Norfolk, VA to Dutch Harbor, RI and then on to Rockland Maine! We spend time cruising the Penobscot Bay archipelago enjoying the rustic ...

Code Brown! We need a change of undies after heeling farther than we were comfortable with! TWICE! Luckily the boat can handle waaay more than we can and we ...