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 ...

This is the second episode of Season 1 of Sailing in Okinawa. The Zamami Yacht Race is the largest Yacht Race in Japan. Japanese and other subtitles available ...

Just four more weeks until I depart M14 berth in Tokyo, Wahines`s home for the last ten years. It is full on with much to do this month. This episode features ...

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 ...

With just six weeks to go before Wahine and I depart our slip for the last time, we are working hard at getting ready to go. There is a whole lot going on ...

I said goodbye to 2020 with a wintry dip in the ocean, sang happy birthday to my mom, pondered the importance of setting goals and Mt Fuji drive by! January ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is the first episode of Season 1 of Sailing in Okinawa. This episode is also the trailer/pilot for "Sailing in Okinawa" and it explains the background and ...

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 ...

#sailingcatamaran #firstsailing #sailingvideo nothing can be better than after months of never ending full refit finally going for the first time sailing with ...

A big thank you to Squarespace for sponsoring this video and helping make these adventures possible aboard Penelope. If you’d like to open your own online shop ...

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 ...

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 ...

How do you like to celebrate your birthday? For me turning 30 this year, all I wanted to do was enjoy the fact that we had finally made our boat life dream a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ep. 12 ~ Part two involves sails up and learning how to read the wind and trim our sails. We may or may not do things either terribly wrong or fantastically ...

Ep. 11 ~ Our first time going out sailing solo. Because if the large amount of footage we had on video, I have cut episode 11 into 2 parts. Part one involves ...

The TWO SIDES to SAILING. As we learn to sail, we find that there are two sides to sailing. One more desireable than the other. Unfortunately, you don't get ...

Ep. 10 ~ Our first water trip from the boat launch to our very own slip at the Safe Harbor Skull Creek Marina. We play around with Lowrance a bit, then move ...

Sometimes you have to push yourself out of your comfort zone! Sometimes you need a big adventure! And sometimes those things coincide with your husband's 30th ...

We just bought our Ericson 39B Resande. This was the first time ever sailing any boat without supervision, let alone our own. This was in the West Arm of the ...

With so many boat projects to do on Penelope, we started getting nervous that we would miss the whole summer sailing season. So we changed our plans and ...