Monthly Archives: December 2023

So Christmas Day is a day like any other in Japan. Everyone goes to work and all the shops and stuff are open. Nonetheless, I celebrate. I go to Hamada san’s shop to get some fine bottles. She gives me … Continue reading →

The next big step before completion of the boat restoration is to install a new jib roller reefing system. This fills me with dread as it involves cutting a steel cable and an aluminum tube to exact lengths and finishing them off … Continue reading →

There has been a lull in the boat refitting. We have decided to restore the horribly split and rotted mast head by filling the damaged area with epoxy mixed with saw dust. Subsequently a stainless steel sleeve is to be … Continue reading →

This post has no story, theme, or anything else. It is just a record of things that I can look back on. The weather has been truly wonderful, warm not hot with beautiful blue skies. One day, surprisingly it rains … Continue reading →

You will remember that, as part of the original restoration, I had a grating handmade from exquisite Okinawan hardwood. It is a very fine grating but also extremely heavy. To remove it I have to lie walrus like on the … Continue reading →