April 30 – May 5 Hi All, Tottori: We left Taisha on April 30 at 0530 for Tottori….ugh, another early morning…..87nm in trawler like conditions….ODG…sweet as….all wind and seas behind us and our friend Mr Kuroshio was pushing with a 0.5-1.0kt fair current….GO MYSTIC GO…..9kt Bad Bob would be sooooo proud!!!! Actually the current is … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Quick visit to Izumo Oyashiro Shrine in Taisha
April 29, Hi All, We left Yunotsu for the 25nm run to Taisha on Sunday, April 29…..yes, finally a short run!! We left 0630 in order to see the Shrine all in one day. We had very nice conditions….winds no bother and a 2-4′ swell off the port stern gave us a little motion but … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Fun in charming town of Yunotsu
April 26-28 Hi All, Trivia Facts: There has been a persistent haze since we have been in Japan. We keep asking what is is from and have settled on these 3 possibilites: 1. Air inversion causing fog/haze from the warm Kuroshio current (our friend again) and the cold air from China/Russia 2. Smog/pollution from China … Read More →
Captain’s Blog: Exploring and stormy in Hagi-shi Yamaguchi
April 23-25 Hi All, A few interesting trivia facts: 1. We are the closest to Korea we will ever be. 95nm to South Korea coast, 375nm to Pyongyang, and 270nm to Seoul….just hope N. Korea plays nice for the next month or so!!! 2. We are done doing any westing now…..all north and east from … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Repairs in Fukuoka and some Fun too!!!
April 16-22 Hi All, Progress North: I’m writing this blog from Fukuoka at the Marinoa Marina….33 35.88N: 130 19.43E. We have now come 2350nm from Kota Kinabalu Malaysia on Borneo, our starting point and have ~5500nm yet to go to Sitka. KK is at 6N so we have come 27.5* north or 1650 nm or … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Fun and History in Hirado
April 12-15 Hi All, After being kicked out of the “city which we shall not name”, we left at 0700 on Thursday April 12 for the 53nm run to Hirado….trawler conditions….<10 kts winds except a brief period up to 14kts and calm seas…..yea!!!! And, encouraged by Junichisan in Akune I fished for the first time … Read More →
Captain’s Log: The agony of cruising Japan; the joy of interacting with the People
April 9-12 Hi All, Cruising Japan continues to be a PITA due to some of the archaic rules/laws/or whatever they want and impossible to figure out cranky officials. We have now been to 6 different ports since leaving Okinawa and we have had issues in four of the six…..arghhhhh!!! In Akune we had to change … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Nomaike and Taira
April 3-8 Hi All, We did leave Yakushima on Tuesday April 3 at 0630 for our 70nm run to Nomaike Kagoshima on the big island of Kyushu. We arrived around 3:30……a very pleasant run in trawler like conditions…<10kts and calm seas all behind us as well as a 0.5-1.5 kt favorable current. On our way … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Fun in Yakushima
March 30-April 2 Hi All, Wow…..did they have fun or what!!!!! I am writing this blog as we passage from Yakushima to Nomaike on the big island of Kyushu. We left at 0630 for the 70nm run on Tuesday April 3. So far trawler like conditions and a very favorable current….yeehaw!!!! “Kyushu, the southwesternmost of … Read More →
Captain’s Log: Amami and Yakushima Islands Japan
March 26-29 Hi All, 3:00am, March 29 and all is well!!!! I’m writing this blog on passage from Amami to Yakushima…..another overnight 175nm passage!!! But, this time trawler weather baby!!! Amami: We did leave Okinawa at 3pm on Sunday, March 25. As I mentioned our spirits were rather low and of course, the weather was … Read More →
