A peaceful evening in Buren Bay aboard Wahine. After a shower and supper, I take a quiet 360° look around the anchorage—glassy water, Mitsu’s boat, a generous ...
Japan Solo
This video highlights Leg One, a journey that will take me the length of Japan. Ian and I finally arrived at Uken Inlet and Buren Bay. My friend Brian flew ...
Brian and I just left Wahine after a very gentle evening on the water. Brian's off to Nagasaki. I'm off tomorrow as well. And we'll rendezvous again in ...
March 20th isn’t just another day on the calendar—it holds deep personal meaning for me. It marks the Vernal Equinox, a symbol of balance, renewal, and fresh ...
I arrived in Amami safely. An islamd I know quite well and have many friends here. #Amami #PrivateBeach #Sunrise #Moonset #Uken #70thbirthday Birthday ...
The journey north begins! After 15 months, my boat is finally back in Kyushu, marking the start of Chasing the Cherry Blossom 2 – a voyage following Japan’s ...
This video actually was my first event YT short shot in Miyazaki two years ago. But as today is Marine Day in Japan, a national holiday, and I have just ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In this episode, I move Wahine to a nearby marina where I will leave her for a few weeks as forward progress is difficult given the extended restrictions. I ...
This short video features the dripless seal installation by Yuki san, a real pro, followed by the water test. If you are interesting in knowing how I am ...
To replace the dripless seal, the boat needs to be out of the water. This gives me an opportunity to inspect the keel following the repair work last Sept, ...
A few days ahead of schedule, but with a conducive sea state, the engineers decided to go early. The sea was calm but air temperature was frigid. But 6 hours ...
In trying to be cheerier, I set about cleaning the floorboards and the bilge, while managing the leak which we have slowed to 4 drips per minute. ( about a ...
To be disabled at sea was unsettling in itself, but when i discovered my boat had a leak once in harbour, self-doubt flooded in. This is an account of what ...
I don’t know which I love more …. Being in Japan or being part of the sailing community … yesterday morning I threw the lines at Dejima to begin to make my way ...
In this final video of 2021, I attend to an electrical problem on board (back on shore power for the first time in nine months), install new lines, hoist the ...
Sailing into Nagasaki! A dream come true. As with other Kyushu ports I had been to before, I had arrived by bicycle. A city rich historically, culturally, ...
It is my second time visiting Akune, Western Kyushu. This time by boat but 21 years ago by bicycle. I am grateful to Kaminota and his family for their ...
At my last two ports, I have moored at Sea Stations ( Umi no Eki) and as they were very different in style and cost I thought that some viewers would like to ...
I am learning a myriad of things. Next is setting up genoa traveler. Advice is gratefully received. I have my own ideas but one aspect of setting up the ...
While waiting for the right conditions to round Cape Sata, I moved to Calm Lanai Harbor and enjoyed a few days of convenience and to some measure of luxury ( ...
My next challenge is to round Cape Sata, the southernmost tip of Kyushu. I have to time it carefully with the tides and also deal with the meandering Kuroshio ...