Sailing in japan YouTube Videos
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Japan Haul-Out Day 3 #sailing #japantravel
Prepping for the ultimate 2025 challenge! 🚤🌸 After 5 incredible years cruising Japan on my Gibsea 402, I’m gearing up for Chasing the Cherry Blossom 2, a journey to sail the length of Japan during Sakura Season—25 years after doing it by bicycle....
Haul-out in Japan: Day 2 – A Surprise Prepping for the Ultimate Sakura Sailing Challenge #sailing
Prepping for the ultimate 2025 challenge! 🚤🌸 After 5 incredible years cruising Japan on my Gibsea 402, I’m gearing up for Chasing the Cherry Blossom 2, a journey to sail the length of Japan during Sakura Season—25 years after doing it by bicycle....
Haul-out in Japan: Day 1 – Prepping for the Chasing The Cherry Blossom ll
Prepping for the ultimate 2025 challenge! 🚤🌸 After 5 incredible years cruising Japan on my Gibsea 402, I’m gearing up for Chasing the Cherry Blossom 2, a journey to sail the length of Japan during Sakura Season—25 years after doing it by bicycle....
Responding to La Vagabond: Why Sailors Skip Japan! #typhoons #language #bureaucracy
In this episode of Pacific Solo, I respond to the world-famous sailing channel La Vagabond and their recent video highlighting five reasons why more sailors don’t cruise to Japan. As someone who’s spent years exploring Japan’s incredible coastlines a...
I became Shogun for a Day #japan #travel #cruisingjapan #osaka #traveltojapan #nagoya
Hi! I’m back on Wahine after a few action-packed days on land. Life on shore is fast-paced, and I’ve been on the go non-stop. In just a few days, I met with Harry Hill to plan his book launch in Osaka, connected with marathon runners, explored Zen gard...
Japan’s Popular Check-In Port for Cruisers + a Tip from Sailing La Vagabonde
In this episode, I glimpse one of Japan's most renowned check-in spots for international cruisers—Yonabaru Marina. I also spent some time with Ryley, Alayna, their kids, and the crew of Sailing La Vagabonde, who had arrived from the Philippines. Alayna ...
Time to Step it up!
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 then dash off to Tokyo to celebrate with a few supporters the one year anniversary leaving Tokyo...
Will my boat still leak? #solosailor #sailboat
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 paying for this, when I am not a man of means, check out some new videos at https://www.nevertoola...
Haul Out – What Will the Boat Reveal? #solosailor #boatlife #surprises
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, dealing with a crack and a lingering question: does Wahine have a loose keel? But alas even more is...
Getting Towed in Japan! – #solosailor #driplessseal #sailingjapan
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 later we arrived at Nishi Fukuoka Marina, where I haven a cradle booked for one week from Feb 14th...