N 27° 05.936 E 142° 12.018 Tobi and Shigeo not only like cooking they also like fishing. So, on Thursday, Shigeo bought a simple fishing rod and Tobi has lures for squids they try to catch squids. So far on Thursday early evening Tobi was not successful. However they have a few days more. I…

N 27° 05.930 E 142° 12.014 All day long yesterday we had winds between about 18-25 KN with gusts going sometimes up to above 30 KN. The only problem I experienced was the wind direction. The wind did not turn NE but blew always through a V-shaped cut out in the ridge E of us.…

N 27° 05.926 E 142° 12.018 Since the very early morning the wind is lower than forecasted. The main reason is the wind protection from the remnants of the caldera surrounding the harbor area’s 3 sides. But it’s also in the typhoon forcast reasoning indicated that on streaming dry air weakens the typhoon. A comparison…

N 27° 05.932 E 142° 12.016 It is 0430 and I did my second check outside. The first one I did at 0130. The lines we used are working fine, fenders as well. Especially the fenders I attached to the wall of the pier seem to work as intended. Good at least so far. Currently…

N 27° 05.932 E 142° 12.016 From the South is a typhoon approaching, which is supposed to turn NE just south of the Ogasawara Islands. But we still will get strong winds in the harbor. My previously considered escape route towards Yokohama is blocked by a pretty strong low system moving SW, creating 5-7 m…

N 27° 05.929 E 142° 12.013 At 1520 we were docked at the visitor pier in Futami harbor. Someone triggered a lady who speaks English and she brought her son along who helped us with the lines at land. Typical Japan. Shortly after all official lined up at the dock and came one after the…