In 1994 I was the first time on Chichi-Jima. That time I came as crew member of a Japanese yacht on the way from Guam to Tokyo. Since then I wanted to come back again. Now, 32 years later I came back as the skipper of my own boat, the sailing catamaran MaRe, on my way from Europe to Japan and back to Europe.<\/p>\n
Arriving here was, after 5 years of sailing, also a return to Japan, my second home.<\/p>\n
The welcome by the people here on this wonderful island was just great. Also getting to know some people a bit more because they even came on board for a cup of coffee and a chat, made me and my crew feeling special.<\/p>\n
Also special thanks to the commodore of the local yacht club. He came by already shortly after we were docked. Gave us information and brought a long hose for freshwater, which is an important support for us.<\/p>\n
On other days people just came by to have a chat.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s simply great to be here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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