N 07° 06.369 E 171° 22.344 … waiting for Tobi to come in the little harbor where I docked the tender when we made inbound clearance. Today, first I made my last 2 h dive to clean the rest of the PRT hull. Both hulls a very clean and I hope MaRe makes 6.1 KN…

N 07° 06.206, E 171° 22.374 Yesterday morning, I checked again the weather forecast and the wind was suddenly not good anymore. A bit strange so because the forecast was stable for almost a week. Decision to delay departure by 24 h. The big advantage was that I gained a day for cleaning the hulls.…

N 07° 06.195 E 171° 22.398 On Monday Tobi learned in the hospital that he had nothing at his lung but an infection in his ear. He got antibiotics but can’t go into the water. So, I have to clean the hulls by myself. I need 4 dives in two days for both hulls. Each…

N 07° 06.195, E 171° 22.387 Yesterday, I informed S. Smith of Kosrae, Micronesia, on our planned departure from Majuro, Marshall Island, where we are right now. Only about 2 h later I got a mail from the official in charge of issuing the permit to sail into Micronesia, a mail saying he will issue…

N 07° 06.196 E 171° 22.405 I feel I should explain this term I introduced a while ago when I wrote about the garbage in the streets of Tarawa. “Convenience” is a driver in our daily life. “Convenience store” or “convenience food” etc. It means don’t walk far, just shop in the convenience store next…

N 07° 06.200 E 171° 22.407 Yesterday refueling 140 l diesel in MaRe’s tank and 20 l in a jerry can on the center bow comparent. The fuel station was only about 100-200 m from the dinghy dock. Pretty lucky. We only needed to runs forth and back. We are additionally lucky, because we can…

N 07° 06.200 E 171° 22.407 I didn’t believe myself that I wrote 48 emails on a single day. A big chunk were emails to push again for the permit to sail into Kosrae, Micronesia. There is – fortunately – S. Smith who always reacts to my mails but he is – unfortunately – not…

N 07° 06.200 E 171° 22.407 The ITCZ with its huge calm areas is moving SW and hits the area between Majuro and Kosrae, Micronesia. So we are trapped in Majuro. We will start refueling diesel and replenish freshwater. Freshwater here is pretty expansive. About USD 1.50 per gallon (3.87 l).

It’s 1. Jan.2026, the year I will reach Japan. The first destination of my looong sail from Europe to Japan and back, bridging my European heritage with my wife’s Japanese culture. The last days of the of 2025, we move from Anemawot islet to Eniko islet. Main purpose was to dive there. The wind was…