Perhaps one of the biggest concerns for sailboat owners is the thunderstorm. Lightning can strike a mast and do serious damage not only to the mast, but because it follows the path of least resistance, lightning also has the potential to shoot down wire shrouds and blow out or incapacitate all the electrical gear aboard. [...]
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Distant Dreamer: Hota to Habu, 2009
Skipper Mike Snyder and crew Warren Fraser and Francois Leglise sailed Distant Dreamer from Hota, Chiba to Habu port on Oshima island on a very pleasant day in the summer of 2009. This was the second leg of a ten-day cruise that took the crew to up and down the West coast of Izu peninsula. [...]
Report: The TSPS/Hayama Marina Sail and Barbecue, 10/20/12
In late September, 2012, TSPS members were invited by Hayama Marina members to a day on the water and an afternoon around a barbecue. On October 20th, over twenty-five TSPS members made the trip south to Hayama and were joined by another fifteen people from Hayama Marina, led by Kobayashi-san, the chief organizer of the [...]
Frustrated Skipper Blows Up Boat
No one was harmed in the shooting of this boat. And just to be clear; it’s all in good, shoulder-mounted fun.
TSPS Donates To The Save Minamisoma Project
On the evening of September 27th in Roppongi, Tokyo, the Save Minamisoma Project held a fundraiser and the Tokyo Sail and Power Squadron was on hand to make a donation to help fund their worthwhile efforts to supply food to Minamisoma in Fukushima. Representing TSPS was Commander Warren Fraser and TSPS member Wolfgang Bierer who [...]
Did That Fish Just Flip Me The Bird?
By Jerry Brady, TSPS member with photos from Masayo Wertheimber Saturday, August 18, 2012 9:45a.m. I’m 15 minutes into a battle with a marlin, and I am losing, damn it. Sweat streaming down my face, clothes soaked right through, arms cramped and cramping. I’m receiving instructions tersely delivered by Diva’s Captain Francis. Masayo is mopping [...]
TSPS Fishin’ Expedition: Fish Have Gone Deep
The weather in mid-July looked perfect for some fishing. Sunny skies, hot temperatures, light winds some of the time, and according to Francis Wertheimber and Vassili Ermakov, our two skippers for the fishing trip (photo link below), high water temperatures. This, and the high latitude of the Kuroshio meant the fish would be near the [...]
Spring Rendezvous Photos Now Downloadable
By popular demand, we’ve made the photos taken at the Spring Rendezvous available for download. Of course, you’re free to do with them what you like, but if you post them publicly on your Facebook or social network site, we’d like to ask you to mention the photos are from a Tokyo Sail & Power Squadron event. [...]
Report: TSPS Spring Rendezvous, 2012
The TSPS Rendezvous held on June 23rd at Velasis Marina was a success. The party kicked off at 1400h and went until dusk. Lunch included roast chicken, barbecued hamburgers, caesar salad, and fruit, all was washed down with a collection of fine European craft and draft beers, Spanish wines, and American soft drinks. Demir and Nao made [...]
A Flota In Hota
The TSPS Spring Cruise to Hota held on June 2nd and 3rd was a great success. A total of seven boats participated: Akdenizli, Bifrost, Dede III, Diva, Fuji VII, Gone With The Wind, and Voyager. All crossed Tokyo Bay and tied up at the Hota docks without incident, and at 5PM, the 30 crew [...]
