tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389094272024-02-19T20:00:43.551+09:00SAITO CHALLENGE 8 DAILY LOG (2008-2011)Official log of the sailing vessel
Nicole BMW Shuten-dohji III, Solo Circumnavigator Minoru SaitoMacDenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00386670749533071283noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-37755062141208034752011-11-28T16:33:00.001+09:002011-12-04T15:30:10.642+09:00Nov. 28/11 -- Staying Busy Post Return<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">A quick summary
of activities that have kept Saito-san and the Saito 8 Committee busy over
recent weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><b>The Skipper</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">We've lost track
of all the articles, interviews, and news clips in the national and local media
– newspapers, magazines, TV and radio, as well as web – that have appeared or
will soon appear. Some we are called about; others we only learn about later. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">To summarize
them: <i>Wow! Amazing!</i></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">
And always: <i>Minoru Saito is what disaster-shocked Japan especially needs
now.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">At the top of
all this national exposure is the NHK music special that was filmed in mid
October and airs tomorrow night. It's a 90-minute charity show starring a
number of Japan's top singers, during which Saito-san is treated to a lively
on-stage interview by a team of presenters. Images from the voyage will be
shown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">If you have
access to NHK, Japan's national public TV network, you can watch it here: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Tuesday, November
29th at 19:30, "Kayo Charity Concert" on Channel 1 (NHK).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">(Not in Japan?
We know of one Saito Japanese expat friend who plans to view it with her
husband on their cable -- on their cattle ranch in rural Texas.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Parties<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Saito-san was
feted two Tuesdays ago at Tycoon Restaurant, where nearly 70 friends and
supporters came to congratulate him. Among the several highlights of the
evening: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Knox-Johnston (in London), Rose Bliss (in Santiago), Don McIntyre (in
Fiji), and Brian Peterson (in Auckland). (See Note)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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start and finish affidavits by Junya Hirose and Katsuhiko Ida, who were
the "official witnesses" for the circumnavigation record.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Roehreke, president and CEO of main sponsor Nicole BMW.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Saito 8 Committee members, gratefully handed out by Saito-san and Hunter
Brumfield, as the executive director of Saito Challenge 8.</span></li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">We greatly
appreciate their participation with the calls, which were tricky across so many
time zones and with the tight party schedule. Each of these folks helped
Saito-san during the voyage; in the case of Sir Robin, history's first non-stop
solo circumnavigator, it was a chat between two long-time sailing pals. Our
only disappointment was not being able to complete the call with Dave Cooper,
who headed Team Hawaii and was instrumental in solving major problems over
hundreds of volunteer man-hours, allowing Saito-san to safely depart Honolulu.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We'd once more like to express our deep appreciation to Nico Roehreke and our Supporting Sponsors and contributors for making Saito Challenge 8 possible. And to the members of the Saito 8 Support Committee, started here in Japan and eventually spread to the far corners of the world.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">American Chamber
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Weather<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Team Hawaii</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Japan Radio
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Harken <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Investment Advisors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Club<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Restaurant <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">U.S. Dairy Export Council<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Wolver Hill
Asset Management <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yasuda Gakuen
Alumni Association</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Several other
parties are planned, including one being thrown in Saito's honor by his high
school alumni association this evening. Yasuda Gakuen Alumni Association
contributed funds and regularly updated its members on Saito-san's progress in
its newsletter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Nicole BMW
Shuten-dohji III </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">will spend
a final week on the floating dock at Tycoon Restaurant in Yokohama, which has
also been Saito-san's home most days since he arrived. (He's also been residing
in Tokyo as the guest of an old friend, a Buddhist priest.) The generosity of
Kota Fujiki and his staff during the now more than two months that NBSDIII has
been there has been extraordinary, including not just the berth but also free
food, and the use of the restaurant's amenities, including electrical power,
security – and not least – a hot shower.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">As attested to
by the arrival pictures, NBSDIII was severely damaged during the voyage, both
at Cape Horn and Punta Arenas in Chile, and through wear & tear on the
arduous "wrong-way" east-west circumnavigation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">So this weekend,
assisted by Saito 8 Safety Officer Mike Seymour, Simon Gougis, and Hisato Mori,
Saito-san will move the vessel about 90 nm to Arari Shipbuilders, a marine
facility owned and operated by Mori-san in a harbor on west Izu Peninsula.
There she will be hauled out for bottom cleaning and inspection, and a decision
will be made on whether to attempt a long list of repairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hope to sell her, but that's a decision to be faced probably next spring.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-50931015024888950682011-10-17T21:22:00.000+09:002011-10-18T06:20:56.695+09:00Oct. 17/11 -- A Pair of Stars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was a very good week for Saito-san and NBSDIII, as both stars shined in their own ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On Friday, he was filmed as part of an upcoming NHK music
special to raise money for the earthquake- and tsunami-stricken area of Japan.
During a break in the 90-minute charity concert, he was interviewed on stage by
two TV personalities in front of a 3,000-person audience filling a large hall
in Gunma Prefecture, forty minutes by bullet train east of Tokyo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saito-san was the only non-singer in the star-studded night of
entertainment that was recorded for airing on Nov. 29. Nonetheless he was a
perfect fit, as his "Never give up!" mantra was the theme of the
evening while nationally known TV stars and singers voiced their own encouragement
for the recovery of the area and its populace, still reeling more than seven
months after the March 11 disaster.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saito-san was impressive. He expresses no fear of the very worst
the sea can throw at him, and he was equally relaxed on stage as he described his
harrowing circumnavigation to an obviously captivated audience. He handled the
questions and comments of his interviewers with cheerful modesty, reciting the highlights of his 3-year adventure that were met by</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">xclamations of amazement throughout the packed hall.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We couldn't have been prouder. We look forward ourselves to
seeing him on the country's public television network, when millions of viewers
across Japan can be expected to tune in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Back at home on Sunday, at her temporary quay-side berth at
Tycoon Restaurant in Yokohama, Nicole BMW Shuten-Dohji III got some sprucing up from a group of volunteers from
the Tokyo Sail & Power Squadron. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The
intent at the moment is to keep her appearance basically "as-is" to
reflect the punishing rigors of the 28,000-nm, 3-year, wrong-way circumnavigation.
But at least the clutter on the deck is now history, thanks to the valiant
efforts by Saito 8 Safety Officer Mike Seymour, Saito-san, five TSPS members
(Tony Whitman, Chris Pitts, Mike Snyder, Simon Gougis, and David Young),
Saito-san's always ready-to-help sailing buddies Kogane-san and Igawa-san, and
Arai-san, a welcome new face. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We invite you to drop by Tycoon (map <a href="http://www.tycoon.co.jp/location/index.html">here</a>) and, as you savor some
delightful Thai and Asian cuisine, you can see for yourself the much-tidier "other
star" of Saito Challenge 8. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-25212098321163801842011-10-03T17:45:00.000+09:002011-10-03T19:21:23.899+09:00Oct. 3/11 JST – A Busy Day on Television<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saito-san
was the guest interviewee in the noontime TV Asahi news program "Lunch
News Access," shown across Japan on digital satellite. They did a great
job interspersing commentary with dramatic images of the trip. It was the sort
of "gee-whiz!" interviews he's getting used to now, but it was
particularly telling how it hit home, judging by the rapt attention of the
15 or so young TV staff as they watched on the studio monitors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Arriving
home in late afternoon we learned that NHK Television had today aired <span style="color: #0020e2;">a <b><a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/movie/feature201110031317.html">7-minute clip</a></b></span> – in English – that Saito-san
enjoyed watching, including a personalized and well researched presentation
featuring his sailing background, a dramatic report of his voyage, and a clever
animation of the circumnavigation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Several
other TV programs are in the works, including a major NHK special in November
to help raise money for survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. He's to
appear first on the program, as the only non-singer among a dozen or so top
vocalists in Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He won't sing, but the truth is his voice isn't
half bad… and he favors Italian opera (not to mention Japan's absolute favorite
-- Frank Sinatra singing "My Way").</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">The emails and calls have been pouring in and so we'll devote
today's update to those. They're in no particular order, but this first one
comes from the most famous of all living sailors – Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the
first person to complete a non-stop solo circumnavigation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Please give
my congratulations to Saito-san on yet another determined circumnavigation. His
success will bring great pleasure to his many friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Robin Knox-Johnston<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">In his message below, Hitoshi Hanaoka mentions his role in passing,
but he did much, much more than merely interpret for Saito-san. He was
instrumental in Saito-san's survival both on water and land during the 9 months
he was in the Cape Horn area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I
know Saito-san has arrived in Japan through my partners in business. A lot of
people will be so impressed by his achievement. I want to say some words to
Saito-san.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I
received a call from the Chilean Navy in April of 2 years ago. They asked me to
come act as interpreter for a Japanese sailor after he had a problem near Diego
de Almagro Island.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I
have been working in the fishing business in here for many years and I know
over a thousand island names, but I never heard of Diego de Almagro island,
because this isolated island is 60 NM south of Cape Horn and smaller fishing
boats cannot reach there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">A
few months later, he had repaired his boat and tried to go back to Cape Horn
and successfully pass it, but 48 hours after he passed the Cape, the main
engine stopped, then a few hours later the generator stopped. He could use only
the sails but then they were damaged by strong wind. Finally it was impossible
to sail, but still he could control the boat near the entrance of the Strait of
Magellan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He
fixed the boat and went out again -- two days later he hit a strong storm in the southern part of Chile, the Golfo de Pena. This time he could get through this
storm. A lot of sailors died in that area and they could not go smoothly, I
wondered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">A long
time ago people thought that if you go more south from Cape Horn, it was the
edge of this world and the entrance of nethermost Hell. That time the Diego de
Ramirez island area where Saito passed was just the entrance of Hell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">However,
the Cape Horn area is the hard part that could not stop Saito with his
obsession and sailing technique.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">This
is the story I wanted to mention as I know it of Saito-san's most hard time
starting from Diego de Alamagro as he went through the southernmost part of Chile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Saito-san:<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>You
really made it by west round-the-world sailing. Congratulations!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Hitoshi
Hanaoka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Punta
Arenas, Chile<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Hanaoka-san during this
time when so many difficulties occurred. His company supplied free or
much-discounted services as well as helped prepare NBSDIII for the several, and
ultimately successful, attempts to transit Cape Horn.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">Saito-san and we also owe a great deal to British and Spanish
expats Rose Bliss and her husband, Pablo, for their affection, support, and
frequent home-cooked meals (not to mention the occasional hot showers) provided
to Saito-san over the frigid Chilean winter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">Rose, thank you for being Saito-san's "guardian angel"
during this time!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I
know you will ecstatic when he finally arrives. Quite an achievement, not just
for him, but for you and all the folks you managed, coaxed, and urged to stick
with the adventure until the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Congratulations
to all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Boyd
Gatlin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Starkville,
Miss. USA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">After all this time Saito-san’s return seems quite an
anticlimax – only those following the full epic story day-to-day from start to
finish know what this 77 (almost 78) year old intrepid sailor achieved
following the never-give-up spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Having
followed Saito-san’s progress from start to finish and suffered at least
mentally with him the many setbacks it would be a privilege indeed to shake the
great man’s hand and congratulate him personally on this stellar achievement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Derek<br />
Japan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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You and The Team cannot be congratulated highly enough on your fantastic
efforts (and results!).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I am
experiencing emotions that are difficult to describe knowing that this epic
journey of immense courage, colossal internal strength, and masses of
distinction are coming to a graceful end. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">If
you recall, I had the privilege of meeting Saito-San here in Cape Town (at the
same time as Mike Perham and the subsequent signed picture that I forwarded to
you), and following his voyages is something that words cannot attempt to describe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Please
forward my massive congratulations to this historic sailor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Fair
Winds To All!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Alan
Hughes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Cape
Town, South Africa<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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I read in the newspaper that Saito-san had arrived at Yokohama safe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Congratulations!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He
is 77 years old! It is a remarkable thing! I thought that it took much courage
to sail around the world. He showed me that one is never too old to fulfill
one's dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I'm
very pleased that Saito-san and Hunter-san's dream came true.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Good
for you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Yuki
Yoshioka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Tokyo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Saito-san
is to be congratulated both for a voyage very well completed and for his
perseverance in doing so. He faced
each problem and challenge as it arrived and with patience and experience,
resolved it and moved on. It was
both challenging and educational to follow his daily progress and reports and
see what new lesson it would bring. Congratulations Saito for a job well done,
even down to eking the last ounce of strength out of his tired sails as he
completed the final miles (or kilometers!) through potentially stormy
conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">It
was a joy to see how many people had been following his progress after the
successful end of the journey was announced by Chief Commander Frank Dvorak at
the United States Power Squadrons Governing Board meeting first thing last
Saturday (Sat 17 Sept) morning in Greensboro, North Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Kenneth
Griffing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Past
Commander<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">District
13 <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Hacienda Heights, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Captain
Saito, Hunter san:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Congratulations!!!!!
He stayed alive and never gave up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Thank
you so much such a wonderful record each time sending me and so we could watch
his activities over such a long period. All gave us full of hope and
happiness. I am so glad to share this moment with many people and friends
supported.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Much
friendship with Fair Winds,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Mena
Sato <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">(From a catamaran in Palau)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I am
thrilled for Saito-san and for all of you who have stuck with<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">him
through the years! Johnny and Abbi
were captivated by his journey, and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">his
example of quiet, steady perserverance.
Please know how very much this<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">journey
has meant for all of us, and please tell Saito-san that he was, and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">is,
an inspiration to many across the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">John
Plewes, M.D. and family<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">USA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">We're
all so thrilled that Saito-san has made it back safely after all this time. Please
give him our best and tell him "Omedeto!" for us. What a wonderful
accomplishment!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Susan
and Aaron Farris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">San
Antonio, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Please
tell Saito-san we are so happy he succeeded once again. It is so wonderful for
people like us of our generation (you know, I am over 80 myself) to be able to
see someone like him do such an amazing thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Luke
and I were happy to see that that the goodluck rattlesnake charm Luke gave him
worked again!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Tokio
and Luke Rogers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">(By
phone from their ranch near Austin, Texas)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">So happy to
read you are safe in Japan. We are all so proud of you here in Newport!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">God bless
and keep you, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Barbara
Brugman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Newport
Rhode Island<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Terrific
news!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Hope to
have more time later to go through all the news. Please pass on our regards to
Saito-san for this historic accomplishment!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Nona and
Pooch Pucciariello<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Washington,
DC<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Congratulations
to Mr. Saito on another amazing accomplishment! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Mary
South<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Deputy
Editor, YACHTING magazine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Please
forward my congratulations to Mr. Saito for a very impressive and inspiring
adventure. We have written this piece about it:
<http: ?p="460" thesailblog.com="">http://thesailblog.com/?p=460.<o:p></o:p></http:></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">I
would also like to be kept informed about Mr. Saito's coming adventures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Jon
Amtrup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Editor
TheSailBlog.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Hi
Hunter,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I
recall Saito's getting by Cape Horn with an easterly only to have it turn into
a long winter's "sleep" in Punta Arenas. Or before, in Cape Town,
with the youngsters [solo circumnavigators Zack Sunderland and Mike Perham],
each going his own way. And the earthquake etc., etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Home
is the sailor, home from the sea<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>And
the hunter home from the hill.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">And
you are off-watch! And a longer watch than expected....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Congratulations
to all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Robert
M. Lux, M.D.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Concord,
NH 03301<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Hi,
Hunter san,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">I am
so happy to receive your message directly. In fact, my group SSCA (USA)
searched for Kifu at that time, eventually found Mr. Saito in near Port
Williams, thought he was the missing person, when a friend sent me a local
newspaper article of about Mr. Saito's activities. They also congratulate him
and it reminds all of missing Kifu at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The
family of Mr. Chinami now has accepted his accident. Thank you again for
your support indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Fair
Winds, Mena<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">At the time Saito-san cleared Cape Horn, Keiichi Chinami was in his
ketch Kifu on his own circumnavigation and sadly disappeared within a few
hundred miles of Saito-san's position during a severe storm. Several weeks
later we were able to help clear up confusion that occurred when it was thought
that Chinami-san might have been the Japanese sailor reported at Puerto
Williams, Chile, rather than Saito-san. We commented on this at the time. More
can be read <a href="http://saito8.blogspot.com/2010/03/urgent-request-to-locate-missing-sailor.html"><b>here</b></a>. Our deepest condolences, again, to the family of Chinami-san
who himself was an amazingly brave sailor from Japan on his own personal dream
to sail the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">***<br />
<span style="color: navy;">Hi Hunter….</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Times;">What
an amazing story for Minoru…you…and your team…I have never seen anything like
it before!!...personally you deserve a medal!!...really…you held the whole
thing together, so well done…Minoru will be swamped for sure with attention
over the next few weeks…but some time when it is quiet please give him our best
from Margie and me…we followed it in amazement…what a hero…we still have a
laugh about that…but only Minoru will understand that…</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Times;">I
can imagine your life will change now…it has been a long three years hey!!!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Times;">All
the best …warm regards and admiration for you both.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: Times;">Don
& Margie McIntyre</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Hobart,
Tasmania<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">Note:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">This message, received from an island in the South Pacific, is from
a dear friend of Saito-san's, going back to when they competed in the 1990 BOC Challenge. Don & Margie own and operate a
marine service assisting nature studies in the frigid Southern Ocean and
Antartic. (Maybe we're easily impressed, but Don is the only person we know
with his own icebreaker!) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">This is an <a href="http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=81046&rid=11"><b>article</b></a> he wrote for Sailing World magazine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saito-san called him by Iridium the day after we got this message, to their mutual delight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">***<br />
Congratulations to Saito and your team!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Derek
Nakamura<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Honolulu,
Hawaii<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Wow
what a trip. What an ordeal. How is Saito San? Tell him we are proud and
pleased to see he made it. He will always have a fond place in our hearts.
As you do also. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Ric
& Ardell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">San
Diego, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">(Formerly
of Keehi Marina, Honolulu, living aboard several berths over from NBSDIII.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I'd really like to hear some of his stories; I’ll bet he has quite a few
incredible tales.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Dennis
Gans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has been an amazing odyssey. We should be most thankful for folks like Hunter.
Well done to all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Thank
you for including me in the journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">All
the best,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Dick
Kyle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Past
National Education Officer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">United
States Power Squadrons<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">This was forwarded to us by Ken Griffing, Past
Commander of District 13 of the USPS. Saito-san is a member of Tokyo Sail &
Power Squadron, a unit of D13. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Congratulations
due now...?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Hope
Saito-san safely in port and finished now...!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Jeanne
on 'Nereida'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Southampton,
England<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">www.svnereida.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">Jeanne Socrates is the word record holder as the oldest woman to
complete a solo circumnavigation at age 64, and was avidly following Saito-san
even during her voyage. She endured her own hardships and her <a href="http://www.svnereida.com/"><b>blog</b></a> makes for
some amazing reading on her own courageous accomplishments, including saving
her vessel after it was rolled near the Falklands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">We are very
pleased to have been able to provide this service to Saito in his travels. Congratulations on a successful
voyage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Matt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">SeaStar (A
division of Geoeye, Inc.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">A
plug for the company that provided the GPS beacon position reports, a paid
service but one we valued four times a day for 3 years – and took tremendous
comfort in as we tracked Saito-san during some very tense moments on the
voyage. What a great assist to blue water cruisers (and their families)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">This has
all been so amazing. I cannot believe that so much has happened since we went
up to Maine with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Please tell
him "Congratulations!" for me. I look forward to the next time I can
see him either here or in Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Robert
Brumfield<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Spring
City, Tennessee<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">(From his
live-aboard houseboat in a lake in Middle Tennessee. Brother Bob was one of the
drivers with Ken and Reyna Henry of Los Angeles, CA, Saito-san, Eiko and me, in our RV "expedition" to Maine to inspect prospective boats.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Congratulations
to Saito-san, of course, but also to you and your team for a marathon effort
over the past thousand-plus days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Chris
Pitts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Aloha, here is a photo posted 6 minutes ago from
Yokohama of his arrival.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Happy
day for him and all that supported him<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Congratulations
Saito-san!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><i>Dave
Cooper<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><i>Team
Hawaii<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times;">Honolulu<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Picture sent by Dave from the web</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Thanks so
very much! All I can say is... YIIIPPPPEEE!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Scott
Gilbert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hawaii<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">Scott,
Ed Abott, and Dave Cooper were the key people who gathered Team Hawaii together and relentlessly campaigned to get NBSDIII repaired (and Saito-san!) to make the final leg of the circumnavigation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">We
reprint here the thank you email from Nico Roehreke, president of Nicole BMW, the main sponsor of Saito Challenge 8, expressing his appreciation
to our volunteers in Hawaii:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Hello
Dave and Team Hawaii:<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Although
we haven't had the opportunity of meeting in person, we certainly have a common
friend. My great thanks to you and everyone in your team back in Hawaii.
Without your selfless dedication, it simply wouldn't have been possible to
ensure Saito-san's safe return during the last leg of his epic journey.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>It has
truly been a great adventure for everyone involved and I'm sure it will
continue to live on in our hearts and minds as one of those rare and special
moments in life when regular time stood still and allowed us to take
part, for a fleeting moment, in one of the greatest adventures of our times.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Our
gratitude and well wishes go out to you and every single one of your team.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Nico
Roehreke<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Nicole
Group of Companies<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Japan</i></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;">The
list of people who assisted Saito-san -- in Japan, the United States, New
Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, South Africa, Punta Arenas, Chile, Valdivia,
Chile, the Galapagos, Hawaii, Ogasawara Japan, and now again in Yokohama, as
well as through encouragement and donations from all over the world -- is
simply too long to post here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times;"><u>But
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-92114403317778929232011-09-19T12:35:00.002+09:002011-09-23T07:40:51.563+09:00Day 1080+2 [Sep. 19/11 JST] – Saito-san's Moment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 19/11
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">35°27'N, 139°39'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">0 nm / 100% finished<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Flying the Japanese and U.S. flags, Nicole BMW
Shuten-dohji III and her beaming skipper eased into Yokohama Harbor in 20-kt
winds at 10:25 am Saturday, Sep. 17, to be greeted by a
throng of supporters, well wishers, and media. It was one of those moments that are
recorded digitally and forever in memory. And this was definitely Minoru
Saito's moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thanks in good part
to today's "Respect for the Elderly" national holiday, but also of
course to the remarkable feat itself, various newspapers carried brief articles
the next day but as a visual it was hard to beat the sight of the rusted and
battered NBSDIII slowly moving toward the pier. On Fuji TV, Japan's top TV
network, the morning news show carried a surprisingly long telephone interview
with him. You heard his voice, with no video of him talking, and that gave them
plenty of time to show a number of amazing photographs from the trip, and not
least, "before" and "after" photographs of the boat
herself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The visual image
projected: How could <i>anyone</i>, not to mention an old guy of 77 years, manage to
survive a 3-year journey that subjected a 25-ton steel yacht to so much punishment?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Even before today's
6:30 am newscast, and another scheduled later today by TBS, another national
network, Saito-san has apparently become something of a national hero.
Yesterday afternoon we were with him at "Elephant Nose Park" a
quayside area that has a double-level pedestrian walkway that looks down onto
the boat and is close enough for many hundreds – thousands -- of passersby to
take photographs, and many of whom call out "Omedeto
(Congratulations)!" Their faces erupt in big smiles when Saito-san waves
back and cheerily responds back, "Domo arigato!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This IS of course,
one of the big reasons for the circumnavigation, and for his oft-stated admonition to "Never give up!" which he immediately launched into in his
welcome-home press interviews. It is just what Japan needs to hear in the
aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, the tsunami
devastation, and the nuclear-reactor(s) disaster that followed and is still
very much a national crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Japan has never
needed a hero as it does now, someone to admire and see as an embodiment of the
nation's ability to cope. Someone just a bit bigger than life who can say something to the
effect that "See, I could do it, and it wasn't easy, but so can YOU…"
as the country gets back on its feet again, bowed, shaken, but still unbroken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Coming soon: </i>Photos from the homecoming.<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the next several
weeks the Saito 8 Support Committee will have its hands full, working on at
least these immediate goals:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">1. Figuring out what
might be done with NBSDIII, which honors her as well. At least initially she
will be tied up at locations where she will be easily seen and remarked over. <i>Later</i></span><span style="font-family: Times;"> is the bigger question mark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">2. Arranging a
celebratory party for Saito-san that, as one committee leader expressed it,
"reflects the feeling that people have – not many people are in a
celebratory mood right now."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">3. Inviting the
media, companies, community groups, and event organizers to enlist Saito-san as a person of great public interest, for special interest stories, speaking engagements, and personal
appearances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">4. Express
appreciation to the many people and communities who assisted him throughout the
circumnavigation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">5. And perhaps help
Saito-san, who gave up his apartment of 30-plus years to go to sea, to recover
some semblance of off-the-water life. (For the moment he will live aboard,
given special – actually extraordinary<i> </i></span><span style="font-family: Times;">… <i>it just ain't done</i> – permission to do so by the Yokohama Port
Authority.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Of course the one
thing he keeps being asked is, "So what's next, Saito-san?" at which
point he grins and launches into an idea (he always returns from the sea with
these grand plans) to next do a north-south circumnavigation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Why? Same reason as his
"wrong way" voyage:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">"I've never done
it that way before!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">***<br />
We apologize for the several-days break in the Daily Log. We were away from
broadband and caught up in the many media requests and several appearances of
Saito-san, finally regaining some semblance of normalcy, thus this entry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-50699440827887955562011-09-16T19:51:00.000+09:002011-09-16T21:01:35.086+09:00Day 1079 [Sep. 16/11 JST] – The Final Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 16/11 1300
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">35°08'N, 139°36'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">20 nm / 99.9% finished, (ETA: Sep. 17)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The weather gods have
smiled kindly on the last day of Saito Challenge 8, for which we thank them and forgive the five
recent typhoons, the one possibly coming early next week, and even the
three-day gale that stopped Saito-san dead in his wake at Cape Horn and delayed
tomorrow's return by more than 2 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">It may or may not
rain a bit in the morning but that will seem like fair skies after 3 years of
dealing with weather as if it was a life-or-death matter. That's because it <i>was</i></span><span style="font-family: Times;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;">Nicole BMW Shuten-dohji III is still on schedule to reach
Yokohama tomorrow </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 24px;">morning between 10:00 and 10:30. Saito-san is expected to
come in with the sails raised (as much as the Hawaii repairs allow), do a few
victory laps, dowse the sails one last time, then settle NBSDIII at the
floating dock like a big, tired seabird finally coming to rest.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">He left Japan 1,080 days previously, facing huge risks, knowing
the chances of failure, even death, were substantial, but never wavering with a
broad smile that could probably have been seen from the top of Mt. Fuji.</span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times-Roman;">Here
is the last time we saw him with his chase boat, Magellan Major, from a lookout
point near the Kenzaki Lighthouse Start Line 20 nm south of Yokohama. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times-Roman;">Photo
evidence that he was STILL smiling...!</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Arrival Time &
Place:</b></div>
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<span style="color: #303030; font-family: Times;">10:00
a.m. – 11:15 a.m., Saturday, Sept 17, at Minato Mirai Pukari Pier, Yokohama</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/spot/spot1050.html#05<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Following the
welcome, NBSDIIII will move to the jetty at nearby Elephant Nose Park where she
will remain for the rest of the three-day weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-17281959964363510422011-09-15T19:17:00.001+09:002011-09-15T20:15:00.175+09:00Day 1078 [Sep. 15/11 JST] – Saito-san Leaves Just in Time!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 15/11 1300
JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">33°30'N, 139°47'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">90 nm / 99.9% finished, (ETA: Sep. 17)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nicole BMW
Shuten-dohji III is on schedule to reach Yokohama Saturday, with weather and
winds cooperating -- but just barely. Saito-san has never sounded as upbeat as he has the past
several days as the anticipation builds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">In Tokyo and
Yokohama, media arrangements are being made, with two of the six main TV channels
sending camera crews, and several major newspapers, and at least one foreign
one, planning to send news teams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Saito-san will meet
up with Magellan Major, the spotting boat that saw him off on October 2, 2008,
at the official start line at Kenzaki Lighthouse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The weather continues
to look quite favorable over the next 48 hours, expected to be cloudy and fair
on Saturday. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There IS an area
typhoon, in fact TWO but the first and bigger one (Roke) has moved sharply west
and does not present a problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The second smaller
one, No. 19, is closely following Saito's path but he will be in Yokohama
before it nears Japan according to projections. It has only appeared on the
weather screen in the past 8 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Next week's forecast calls for rain & thunderstorms for
Yokohama from Monday or Tuesday straight through to next weekend. Typhoon No.
19 is projected to veer to the east before it reaches Japan, but Hachijojima
looks like it has at least some chance of getting clobbered as early as
Tuesday. </span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">So a day or two later departure date might have caused still
another drawn-out delay.</span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
<span style="color: #333333;">Whew. We would NOT have wanted to break that
bit of news to Saito-san!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><i><br /></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times;"><i>Please note that
the arrival time Saturday has been moved up 30 minutes. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: #303030; font-family: Times;">10:00
a.m. – 11:15 a.m., Saturday, Sept 17, at <a href="http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/spot/spot1050.html#05">Minato Mirai Pukari Pier</a>, Yokohama</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Following the
welcome, NBSDIIII will move to the jetty at nearby Elephant Nose Park where she
will remain for the rest of the three-day weekend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-63050324129109193832011-09-13T18:39:00.003+09:002011-09-14T14:04:01.612+09:00Day 1076 [Sep. 13/11 JST] – Arrival Set for a Befitting National Holiday Weekend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 13/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">33°08'N, 139°48'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
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<span style="font-family: Times;">We set the date for his
arrival, which may be wet, but at least – right now – there is no typhoon in
the forecast. If you are in Japan, come welcome him this Saturday at 10:00 --11:15 am
in Yokohama. [Please note the slightly earlier time change.]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Strictly by coincidence –
honest! – Saito-san returns to Japan at the start of a three-day national
holiday weekend. Monday is the nation's annual "Respect for the Elderly
Day."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If we'd had the pull, we'd
have asked the powers-that-be to set it aside especially for him, but this is the
next best thing: He will be 77 years, 8
months, and 10 days old on arrival.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Read <b><a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/minoru-saito-77-nears-finish-of-his-3-year-28500-mile-wrong-way-voyage">here</a> </b>for the news
story we prepared and Mike Seymour arranged to be published today in JapanToday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">You'll find there are
already a lot of comments, including from one person who has proposed Saito-san
as the next Prime Minister of Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #303030; font-family: Times;">10:30 a.m. –
11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept 17, at <a href="http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/spot/spot1050.html#05"><b>Minato Mirai Pukari Pier, Yokohama</b></a></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-11088985457422384342011-09-12T11:55:00.003+09:002011-09-12T22:22:44.637+09:00Day 1075 [Sep. 12/11 JST] – In Port at Hachijojima<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 12/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">33°08'N, 139°48'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">An easy arrival just in
time for lunch yesterday closed the 380 nm move from Chichijima Island to Hachijojima Island,
with all onboard systems working well, and the weather also cooperating. Assisted by improved winds he was able to sail up to the last hour and then motor the rest
of the way into the fishing harbor at the northeast corner of the main island,
arriving a bit after 1100. He was given assistance at the pier by Mr. Takeuchi,
the owner/operator of a Yanmar-certified marine services company there.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fishing harbor on Hachijojima</span></b></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> As we mentioned yesterday,
Hachijojima has an<b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachij%C5%8Djima">interesting history</a></b> as the outermost of the Seven Izu
Islands, going back thousands of years to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dmon_period"><b>Jomon Period</b></a>. We've always been fascinated by the
stories of the criminals and political exiles banished to the islands back in the 16<sup>th</sup> to 18<sup>th</sup> centuries. Elaborately long expositions
can be seen written into walls of volcanic rock deeply etched, apparently by prisoners, but
in <i>Kanji</i> almost indecipherable to
modern Japanese eyes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hachijo – its popular
nickname – is both the furthest out of the Seven Izu Islands, and among the most beautiful of the volcanic islands that stretch like a gorgeous string of pearls beginning near Tokyo Bay all
the way out to the two Hachijo islands 140 nm distant (Hachijojima and the much
smaller HachijoKO – "child" – jima). One can hardly fault Saito-san
for his impatience to get there, nor for his obvious joy that came from his easy
arrival at a place renown for its bountiful seafood and a wide choice of relaxing hot
springs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Details are still being
worked out for how long he will stay there before the 30-hour sail he expects
it will take to go the remainder of the way to Yokohama.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-26859320848398014862011-09-11T09:36:00.001+09:002011-09-11T09:49:49.751+09:00Day 1074 [Sep. 11/11 JST] – Hachijojima Arrival by Mid Morning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 11/11 0700
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">32°58'N, 139°59'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Hachijojima: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">10 nm (ETA: 2 hrs)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Saito-san called an hour
earlier than normal this morning to report he had the islands of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachij%C5%8Djima"><b>Hachijojima</b></a> in
sight, their majestic 701- and 854-meter dormant double volcanoes easily visible
about 7 nm off his port bow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">Hachijojima and Hachijokojima Islands</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">, Wikipedia</span></b></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saito-san was planning to
furl sails and turn on the engine in about two hours to motor the rest of the
way in to a fishing harbor on the northeast corner of Hachijojima.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He sailed 102 nm in the
period, reporting no particular problems as he moved to within a bit over a day
of sailing time to reach the official ending point of his nearly 3-year
circumnavigation. He will stay in Hachijo until mid-week, then depart –
typhoons allowing – in order to make a scheduled Saturday morning, September
17, arrival in Yokohama. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Final word on the Yokohama
arrival location and time will be issued later in the week as weather
conditions are assessed for next weekend. Japan is currently at the height of
the typhoon season, with <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Pacific_typhoon_season">14 North Pacific storms</a></b> already officially recorded.
That number already matches the total number of storms in 2010, despite still another 2 months still remaining in this year's storm season which ends in November.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">It is expected that the
final 140 nm into Yokohama will take under 2 days to complete, which is the
"weather window" he will require. Winds are notoriously weak in the
Tokyo Bay area in August (showing this morning as being less than 4 kts).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Winds were good during the
night mostly from the east at 11-14 kts. He called again at 0800 and said they
had fallen to under 8 kts with boat speed dropping to 3 kts. "That means
another 2 or 2½ hours before I can get there," he judged.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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unthreatening on ClearPoint projections – at least for the next several days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">A developing tropical
depression is presently 700 nm SW of his position but looks to be staying on a
safe track to Saito-san's northwest. (On ClearPoint it is shown to be roughly
following the earlier path of Typhoon Kulap.) Meanwhile, a new and growing
tropical storm can be seen 600 nm to his SE in the 4-day projection (image).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Distance in last 24 hours: 102 nm DOG / 102 nm DMG<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">DMG over
last 5 days of sailing: 379 nm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Total
distance completed: 28,355 nm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">To Yokohama:
147 nm (measured)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hachijojima: 10 nm (measured)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">ETA,
Hachijojima: 3 hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">ETA,
Yokohama: 6 days (TBA)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Heading: 358</span><span style="font-family: Times;">°<span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Reported
boat speed: 3.0 - 4.0 kt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Average boat
speed: 4.4 kt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Weather:
clear, scattered clouds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Temperature:
28.0° C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Barometer:
1018 hPa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Wind (from):
11-14 kts ESE & E<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Waves: 2.0 m<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Sails: Genoa
90%, staysail 0%, mainsail 2pt reef<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Engine: 0
hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Generator: 9
hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-71526467490166480952011-09-10T10:42:00.004+09:002011-09-10T10:44:35.037+09:00Day 1073 [Sep. 10/11 JST] – Closing in on Hachijojima<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 10/11 0800
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">31°19'N, 140°14'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Hachijojima: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">107 nm (ETA: 1 day)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">247 nm / 99.7% finished, (ETA: 7 days – TBA)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Saito-san knocked off 109
nm DMG under sail to close within a day of his last stop-over point of
Hachijojima. He'll rest up, tend to some boat maintenance and – weather
permitting – will depart later in the week for Yokohama.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">We've been delaying an
announcement of his Yokohama ETA, depending on how NBSDIII did in these past
few hundred miles. The verdict is "very well" and so it is likely
Saito-san will be able to complete his circumnavigation next Saturday,
September 17. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">An official announcement
of his ETA will be made probably on Wednesday, assuming that no new typhoons
appear in the meantime. It is expected that the final 140 nm into Yokohama will
take about 2 days to complete, which is the "weather window" he will
require.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Winds were changeable
during the night veering between E and ESE from light to moderately strong
winds between 9 and 16 kts, Saito-san reported. He also noted a quite strong
leeward drift that he's had to compensate for by correcting almost 15 degrees
east. The winds were expected to continue at 13-14 kts out of the ESE and E
today and into tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He achieved a quite good
109 nm under sail, with no engine use for nearly three days. He ran the
generator 9 hours in three 3-hour sessions and said the battery reserve now
seems to be adequate, compared to running the generator twice a day in longer
sessions. (He had commented yesterday that the draw-down on the batteries
seemed to be increasing for some reason.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Weather appeared unthreatening this morning on ClearPoint projections. Saito-san reported that several squalls carrying "cold rain" had passed through during the night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Distance in last 24 hours: 109 nm DOG / 109 nm DMG<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">DMG over
last 3 days of sailing: 281 nm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Total
distance completed: 28,355 nm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">To Yokohama:
247 nm (measured)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">To Hachijojima:
107 nm (measured)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">ETA,
Hachijojima: 1 day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">ETA,
Yokohama: 7 days (TBA)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Heading: 0</span><span style="font-family: Times;">°<span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Reported
boat speed: 4.0 - 4.5 kt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Average boat
speed: 4.5 kt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Weather:
overcast, occasional rain squalls<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Temperature:
28.0° C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Barometer:
1019 hPa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Wind (from):
9-16 kts ESE & E<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Waves: 1.5 -
2.0 m<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Sails: Genoa
90%, staysail 0%, mainsail 2pt reef<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Engine: 0
hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Generator: 9
hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;">[Weather and wind forecasts are from <b>ClearPoint Weather</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times; font-size: 11pt;">, a Saito 8 Supporting
Sponsor.]</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-88922392089828771572011-09-09T13:54:00.000+09:002011-09-09T13:54:09.621+09:00Day 1072 [Sep. 9/11 JST] – Another Good Day Under Sail<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 9/11 0800 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">29°41'N, 141°09'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Hachijojima:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">210 nm (ETA: 2 days)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Yokohama:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">341 nm / 99.6% finished, (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Winds were light during
the night but returned this morning to put 5 kts occasionally on the knot log,
with winds steady from the east. They were expected to continue that way
between 11 – 13 kts for a near-perfect broad reach the rest of today and into
tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He achieved 95 nm under
sail during the period as he kept the engine off. The generator ran 11 hours to
keep batteries topped off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He again reported that
everything was fine aboard ship and was pleased with his progress. He has
adjusted his ETA for "some time Sunday, probably in the morning." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He called Mike Seymour
later in the morning and in that call indicated he was having to charge the
batteries longer than normal (usually about 9 or 10 hours in two sessions) and
asked for advice. The batteries were replaced in Chile and are actually
heavy-duty truck batteries, rather than the original deep-cycle marine
batteries added in Hawaii during the initial refit. This may or may not be a
developing problem and will looked into after he arrives at Hachijojima in a
few days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Typhoon Kulap, No. 14, has
been relegated to a tropical lowappears to present no threat to Saito-san as it
heads 11 kts NNW obliquely away from his position. As of 0800 today it was 525
nm west and should be 545 nm further away by tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Update: By
the noontime locator beacon position today he was 199 nm from Hachijojima,
averaging 4.8 kts since 0600.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Distance in last 24 hours: 95 nm DOG / 95 nm DMG<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Total
distance completed: 28,114 nm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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341 nm (measured)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hachijojima: 210 nm (measured)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">DMG over
last 2 days of sailing: 168 nm (measured) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">ETA,
Yokohama: ? days<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Heading: 345</span><span style="font-family: Times;">°<span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Reported
boat speed: 4.5 - 5.0 kt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Average boat
speed: 4.0 kt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Weather:
clear w/ scattered clouds; mild<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Temperature:
28.0° C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Barometer:
1012 hPa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Wind (from):
8-12 kts E<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Waves: 1.5 -
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Sails: Genoa
90%, staysail 0%, mainsail 2pt reef<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Engine: 0
hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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11 hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-80452493781155085822011-09-08T09:35:00.000+09:002011-09-08T12:45:05.641+09:00Day 1071 [Sep. 8/11 JST] – All's Well Under Ideal Sailing Conditions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 8/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">28°11'N, 141°42'E <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Hachijojima: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">294 nm (ETA: 3.25 days)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">428 nm / 99.5% finished, (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">A rested and clearly
pleased Saito-san enjoyed a quiet daybreak under clear skies and slightly cooler
temperatures, the engine off and coasting over moderate seas at about 4 kts
under sail – just the way he likes it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">He reported that
everything was fine aboard ship, but that progress was "slow." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">The sudden appearance of
Typhoon Kulap, No. 14 of the season under the Japanese Meteorological Agency's
system, appears to present no threat to Saito-san as it moves at 11 kts NNW
obliquely away from his position. As of 0800 today it was 525 nm west and should
be at least545 nm further away by tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Distance in last 20 hours: 77 nm DOG / 74 nm DMG<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Total
distance completed: 28,114 nm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">To Yokohama:
428 nm (measured)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">To
Hachijojima: 294 nm (measured)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Ave DMG over
last 2 days of sailing: - nm (measured) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">ETA,
Yokohama: ? days<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Heading: 345</span><span style="font-family: Times;">°<span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Reported
boat speed: 4.0 - 4.5 kt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Average boat
speed: 3.7 kt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Weather:
clear w/ scattered clouds; mild<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Temperature:
28.0° C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Barometer:
1013 hPa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Wind (from):
8-10 kts SE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Waves: 1.0 -
1.5 m<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Sails: Genoa
90%, staysail 0%, mainsail 2pt reef<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Engine: 3
hrs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Generator: 4
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-29532666346418319392011-09-07T10:14:00.001+09:002011-09-07T10:19:25.217+09:00Day 1070 [Sep. 7/11 JST] – Ready to Depart Chichijima<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 7/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island,
Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Hachijojima: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">360 nm (ETA: 3.5 days)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to
Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">Saito-san was in great
spirits as he readied the boat for departure in late morning today. He
confirmed he had cleared his departure through the Coast Guard at the station in Ogasawara
Village, and has been given the OK to proceed to Hachijojima, an island
normally closed to foreign-registered vessels. He received special permission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;">It is not expected that he
will require further repairs there, but Saito-san said he is worried about the
condition of the mainsail, since the sail material is "very weak."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">As of this
morning the waves outside the harbor were about 1.5- 2.0 meters as shown on
ClearPoint, with winds under 10 kts. They are expected to remain 7-14 kts out
of the SE and E over the next several days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">He expects
the 360 nm portion up to Hachijojima to take "about 3 days, plus 6
hours" which would have him arriving in late afternoon on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Sea
conditions are moderate with no severe weather forecast for at least the next 4
days. In the weather map, the front approx 250 nm to his north is expected to be gone within 2 days. A large high will predominate up to Japan for most of the week.</span><br />
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-39530357567215711572011-09-02T15:59:00.003+09:002011-09-02T16:03:02.657+09:00Day 1065 [Sep. 2/11 JST] – Typhoon Talas Update – Day 7 and Gone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 2/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island,
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<span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama:
</b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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NBSDIII was back at the jetty by 1500 today, motored there by Saito-san and assisted at the
tie-up by several people from the Ogasawara Fishing Association. The skipper said he was ready for a good meal and a
hot bath, not necessarily in that order, after a full week doing typhoon duty
aboard his yacht.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Other than a
little damage to the top of the mainsail, which he expected to fix tomorrow, he
said NBSDIII appears to have come through Typhoon Talas virtually unscathed. In
fact, the earlier motor repairs were given a bit of a test both going to, and
returning from, the big ship mooring several hundred meters out into the
harbor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">He said that
other than a bit of smoke -- "it was not so much" -- the motor and
newly installed replacement gearbox worked with no problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">He said that
following more trials after the waves reduce he will begin preparations for
departure from Ogasawara, which he expected to occur either Monday or Tuesday. He expects to
proceed to Hachijojima, an island 360 nm closer to Yokohama. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">As of this
morning the waves outside the harbor were 5 meters as shown on ClearPoint,
reducing to 3.7-4.0 meters tomorrow as the effects of Talas begin to dissipate.
By Monday sea conditions should return to normal where he is, and </span><span style="color: #333333;">after a few more </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">days </span><span style="color: #333333;">ease</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> as well </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">along his route to Hachijojima. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No other threatening weather is shown for
at least the next 5 to 7 days on ClearPoint.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-78460216171456713082011-09-01T14:52:00.001+09:002011-09-01T14:58:00.794+09:00Day 1064 [Sep. 1/11 JST] – Typhoon Talas Update – Day 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Sep. 1/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">It's 8 pm. Then 8:04. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">At 8:30, a half-hour later than his usual evening check-in time during Talas, we called the Coast Guard station at Ogasawara to find out whether they had any news on Saito-san. "He's never this late, rarely misses his call time more than a minute or two, so we're a bit concerned," we explained to the duty officer.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">He <i>seems</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> OK, we were told. Anyway, they could just barely see the boat far out in the roiling darkness of the harbor. She looked unchanged as best they could tell, still at the big ship mooring at the close of the 5<sup>th</sup> day riding out Typhoon Talas. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">11:30 pm came and bed called, but still not Saito-san. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">We <i>knew</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> he was OK, despite the typhoon that was supposed to become a Category 3 but instead had meekly morphed back into a tropical storm, playing for a while as a mildly dangerous Category 1 with winds predicted to climb over 60 knots and gusts into the 70s. Instead, Talas was easing by Chichijima at a very slow 6 knots, with sustained winds rarely hitting 40 knots. And while wind-waves were 1½ to 2 meters in the harbor, they were nothing the size they might have been had Talas reached her full potential.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Saito-san had made a judgment call, that the typhoon might potentially destroy NBSDIII, but not if he were on board tending her lines and fittings, tightening the running rigging, pumping out the bilge, and making sure that a human would be ready to come to her aid if the threat ever came close to being overwhelming. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Yet this wasn't just a typhoon and a very tired boat that's done a "wrong-way" circumnavigation these past three long years. This was also about a fearless man in a 77-year-old body with a heart condition, a newly surgically repaired knee, a scar from emergency abdominal surgery, and both wrists and an arm sprained and bloodied, in far less exhausting conditions. <i>All on this one trip alone.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Meanwhile, the northern edge of Talas had already reached Tokyo and we could see the gray beginnings of what Saito-san had so far weathered on his boat alone, while on shore, as we heard yesterday from the Coast Guard, a good many island people have been anxiously watching to see if the battered yacht and her captain would be able to last still another day of what's become a very, very long storm. Talas is expected to be gone in 2 more days which is 3 more than had been expected.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">We slept fitfully, waking at dawn and again calling the Coast Guard. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">No, they said, still no word, "but we can see his boat and it looks fine." A few minutes the officer called back and informed us that a watchman on the big inter-island cruise ship that is also waiting out the storm reported seeing Saito-san puttering about the deck of NBSDIII. "He looks <i>ginky</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">," we were told. In good health and happy. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Sigh.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">It's exactly 8 am, and our phone's ringtone announces he's on the other end. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">"Good morning, Saito-san! Is everything OK? What happened? Why didn't you call last night?"<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">A moment's pause, and his voice comes through, uncharacteristically sheepish. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">"Oh, uh, sorry … I forgot."</span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br />
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</span></div></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-38281662160924441922011-08-31T17:21:00.002+09:002011-08-31T17:27:59.023+09:00Day 1063 [Aug. 31/11 JST] – Typhoon Talas Update – Day 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b> </b><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Aug. 31/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Other than the passage of another tiring, bouncy day, nothing of much note to report onboard NBSDIII as Saito-san entered Day 5 of his solo Typhoon Talas soujourne. That's the good news. Happily, there continues to be no bad.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The second bit of welcome news is that Talas continues to moderate and by 1700 this afternoon had still not passed Chichijima, while maintaining sustained winds at under 36 kts. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At mid-afternoon ClearPoint showed the center of the eye to be 275 nm due west of the harbor and continuing to move sharply away to the west. Moreover, from the trend of the last 48 hours it looks like Talas may even lose her official status as a typhoon and become a tropical storm. It will still be immense, just not as powerful as originally forecast.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Talas as of 1700 today</span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If projections hold, Saito-san will be enjoying clear skies in 2 days. By then much of central and northern Japan will be suffering through what is forecast to be a solid week of heavy rain. Tokyo is already muggily overcast.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Since Talas will still be directly in his path he will have to delay departure a few days until the heavy weather has largely cleared to the north up to at least the island of Hachijojima.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Saito-san reported that his morning close visual inspection showed no cracks in the standing rigging, but that several stanchion post bolts of the aft liferail had failed due, he said, to corrosion and movement. He confirmed he was able to replace the damaged bolts and does not consider it a problem. He said the mooring lines were all ok.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Projected course of Talas from the US Navy (click to enlarge)</span></b></td></tr>
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</span></div></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-36681373030462209842011-08-30T09:43:00.002+09:002011-08-30T12:24:52.951+09:00Day 1062 [Aug. 30/11 JST] – Typhoon Talas Update – Day 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Aug. 30/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Last night was the hardest yet in terms of sustained wind yet Saito-san sounded surprisingly upbeat this morning as he entered the 4<sup>th</sup> day of his solitary storm watch. The 80nm-wide eye of Talas had moved to within 119 nm SSW of his position as of 0800, and, while slowing, should pass during the next 48 hours. The storm will begin to gradually taper off at his location after tomorrow and should be completely north in 3 or 4 days.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">He reported sustained winds in the high 30s with occasional gusts hitting 45 knots on NBSDIII's wind gauge.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The rain band that was strongly pummeling NBSDIII yesterday morning has passed, leaving Saito-san decidedly more cheery this morning, especially after he learned that winds were expected to be less than had been previously forecast for today. Where before we were seeing winds in the low 50s forecast for his position, our ClearPoint weather program is now showing 10 to 15 knots less sustained winds over the next 24 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Saito-san reported that his regular early-morning close visual inspection of the standing rigging showed no sign of wear or cracks along the lower attachment points. He said he cannot know what's happening overhead at the mast connections, but believes them to be ok. He said the mooring lines all looked fine as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Talas's eye 119 nm SSW of Chichijima at 0800 today</span></b></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">***<br />
To understand the sheer immensity of Talas in length and breadth, consider this:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The eye, when it passes west of Saito-san's position beginning tomorrow, will be 500 nm south of Yokohama. At the same time, the first winds along its northern-most edge will start to be felt in Yokohama and Tokyo.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Our own measurements show Talas to be 1,200 nm from top to bottom and about 1,100 nm from west to east, giving it roughly the shape of an upside-down egg. That's 1.2 million sq. nm (up from the 800,000 sq. nm we measured on Sunday).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">That means Talas is three times the size of Texas, give or take Delaware.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Hand points at Tokyo 500 nm to the north in this 37-hour projection</b></span></td></tr>
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</span></div></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-7176411044394495182011-08-29T12:03:00.018+09:002011-08-29T19:46:11.955+09:00Day 1061 [Aug. 29/11 JST] – Typhoon Talas Update – Day 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Aug. 29/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Saito-san, now into his third day as he awaits the snail-slow approach of Talas, is so used to complaining about the wind that he started yesterday evening's call this way: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">"It's no good."<br />
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"What?" we asked, suddenly all ears. "What?!"<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">"The wind. The <i>wind</i>. It's only 9 knots."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Whew!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">What he was feeling was something we had noticed on ClearPoint earlier -- a sharp contraction in the otherwise nearly spherical shape of Talas, showing the green and yellow of relatively lighter breezes where before had been the coppers and purples of storm-force winds. Meanwhile Talas, while excruciatingly slow-moving, had altered course slightly westward and put him closer to the eastern edge of the vortex. Thus he was feeling a slow-down in the wind. But just temporarily.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Center of Talas was 202 nm distant as of 0800 this morning, and edging westward. Green patch near upper right quadrant is reduced-wind area. Arrow points at Chichijima. </b></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In fact, the wind dropped off so much that he had to cut the call short when the boat and mooring buoy briefly touched – a consequence of the heavy lines and the lack of sufficient wind to keep the two apart.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">This morning, he was still complaining a bit, this time about the rain that had turned heavy during the night. "There's no problem [about the mooring] -- but it's <i>really</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> raining right now," he said, adding that the wind had indeed picked back up again. At the time of the call it was back up to about 30 knots.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The Coast Guard acknowledged he had called them this morning, at our request, and had told them everything was fine with NBSDIII, now 3 days into a storm that's expected to last 5. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">So the wait continues. In the last 2 days the center of Talas had moved only about 20 miles closer. It should pass </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Saito-san's position</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">, and at about the same time peak for him, in another 37-48 hours when sustained winds are expected to hit 55 knots.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">***<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">As we have watched the approach of Talas we couldn't help but wonder how it compared to Hurricane Irene, the lady who has been scaring the bejesus out of the residents of the East Coast. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">When Irene finally hit the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday, the storm had dropped from a Category 3 to a 2, then by Saturday to a 1. This morning New Yorkers were relieved to find just a tropical depression, <b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/us/29forecast.html?partner=rss&emc=rss">rather than the "monster" storm</a></b> that was widely predicted, leading to what has been called the greatest evacuation in American history. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">So we became curious about the differences between the two storms.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_scales"><b>rating scales</b></a> used for Atlantic hurricanes and northwest Pacific typhoons are rather different. Still, it is possible to make certain comparisons of magnitude as seen on ClearPoint Weather.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><b>Hurricane Irene<o:p></o:p></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><b>Typhoon Talas <o:p></o:p></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.9pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Category<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .5pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext .5pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">1 on U.S. scale<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .5pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext .5pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">1 on Japan scale<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.9pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Max est. sustained wind<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .5pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext .5pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">73 kts<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .5pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext .5pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">65 kts<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.9pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Size horizontally<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .5pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext .5pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">543 nm<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .5pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext .5pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">1051 nm<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.9pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Total area (approx.)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .5pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext .5pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">450,000 sq. nm<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext .5pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext .5pt; border-top: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; width: 141.95pt;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">800,000 sq. nm<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">If anything, they are roughly the same, with Talas covering a wider area. So you can't help but ask:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">What is it about the two countries in which the way the Japanese prepare for a Category 1 or 2 typhoon is to bring in the laundry from the balcony and take an umbrella to work, while in the U.S. they order mandatory evacuations, deploy the police to patrol neighborhoods, and advise 65 million people to stock up on food for "three days but five would be even better." Oh, and don't forget to board up ALL your windows so your roof doesn't blow off.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The short answer, of course, is Katrina. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The longer answer, going back decades, is the massive Japanese investment in infrastructure; more compact urban areas; greater experience with typhoons and other natural calamities; a sophisticated public address warning system tested loudly and daily; less crime when disaster strikes; massive seawalls and a networked canal system with drop-down barriers to block the rise of seawater; and a cooperative populace well-schooled about what to do. The list of what Japan has done right goes on. Even the <i>trees</i> are made to cooperate through regular pruning and removal by municipal workers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">In other words, prevention rather than panicked response.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">To get back to Saito-san as he awaits Typhoon Talas on a storm mooring in a harbor on the tiny island of Chichijima, he can be seen to symbolize a certain aspect of the Japanese attitude toward nature. Love it, respect it, but be ready for the worst. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In his case, it means putting on a couple of extra mooring lines and constant vigilance. And for us landlubbers to his north, it will mean carrying an umbrella to work in roughly 10 days.</span><br />
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</span></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-15611300318772520872011-08-28T09:54:00.007+09:002011-08-28T17:02:14.403+09:00Day 1060 [Aug. 28/11 JST] – Typhoon Talas Update – Day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b> </b><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Aug. 28/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">NBSDIII, tied to a mooring buoy by 4 lines (not the 3 we mentioned yesterday), spent an uneventful night as Typhoon Talas slowed to near-stationary speed and was expected to remain a Category 1 typhoon as it slowly passes Chichijima in 2 or 3 days.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Yesterday's projections indicated it would grow to the next category in the scale of 1-5 about the time it reaches Saito-san's position. That it will not is of course welcome news as we wait out the next few days.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Saito-san sounded rested and at ease during the call this morning, confirming that his boat was doing very well in the current conditions. He said that he thought the winds had reduced (which we could confirm, at a lower 27-30 kts) and that the waves are about "1½ to 2 meters, so not so bad," he reported. He said there were no swells coming in from the ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">We relayed the boat's status to the Coast Guard, where the officer on duty said his own visual inspection from shore showed her to be resting easily at the mooring. He thanked us for calling, since "it's best if we can hear from on-board as well" and asked that we continue to relay the information as we receive it from Saito-san.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">We got some clarification on his mooring lines. Saito-san said he has three 2-inch lines and a fourth 1-inch line that so far show no signs of wear after more than a day of 30 kt-plus winds. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">"I'm on a big ship mooring buoy and on the next one over is the Hahajima Maru," which he identified as a large inter-island cruise ship. He said there are three large mooring buoys in a line, outside the fishing harbor but inside the port, with both the leeward and the windward shores about 200 meters away. That gives plenty of room for NBSDIII to turn as the wind direction changes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Even though Talas appears to have moderated somewhat, the Japan Meteorological Agency warns that winds near the center of the typhoon still have a 70% probability of reaching 65 knots (down from the 75 knots in the projection given yesterday). We told Saito-san that he can expect winds to slow a bit today, then strengthen in 2 days to 55 or 60 knots as the eye passes through. The center is currently 220 nm to his south-southwest. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">At least at the moment he has no complaints and, if anything, seems to be rather enjoying this newest in a long and continuing list of reminders from Mother Nature that even when you're near finished, the circumnavigation <i>really</i></span><span style="color: #333333;"> isn't over until you're back tied to the dock in your home port. </span></span> </div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-54359584057725732622011-08-27T10:55:00.007+09:002011-08-27T13:43:01.104+09:00Day 1059 [Aug. 27/11 JST] – Typhoon Talas Update – Day 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Aug. 27/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Slate-gray skies opened up with torrential rain and booming lightning across Tokyo yesterday, not part of the weather system Saito-san is facing, but giving a sense of foreboding as Talas, still this morning a Category 1 typhoon, closes in on his position.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">When he called at 0900 today, he was at a big-ship mooring out into the harbor at Ogasawara. Yesterday afternoon the Coast Guard and several men from the Ogasawara Fishing Association assisted his move from a concrete pier out into a relatively safer area of the harbor where NBSDIII will be free in a bow-mooring to turn and face the wind while it intensifies and changes direction with the typhoon's passage. Sails, he said, have been well lashed down and all lines secured. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Approximate location where NBSDIII is moored.</span></b></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He confirmed he is securely tied with three different heavy mooring lines, and feels confident that he will be able to safely ride out the storm over the next several days. Winds are expected to be from the east from 35 to as much as 70 knots. This wind direction appears favorable, with land blocking the worst of it, as well as providing a barrier to sea surge, with the harbor entrance in the opposite direction.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">As of this morning, ClearPoint was projecting the eye to pass directly over his position in about 50-55 hours. If that holds true it may spare him from being in the typhoon's upper right quadrant, where the winds, as they move counter-clockwise, are normally the strongest. ClearPoint projects them to be 55-60 knots sustained with the Japan Meteorological Agency indicating max winds of 75 knots at 70% probability.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Location of Typhoon Talas at 0900 this morning</span></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Projected passage of eye in approx. 55 hours; cross is NBSDIII</span></b></span><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It certainly could be worse, and IS just 1,000 nm to his southwest. There, a second, compact and slow-moving typhoon named Nanmadol has been officially declared a "super-typhoon." It is the season's 14<sup>th</sup> typhoon and has been in the area a few days longer than Talas.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Fortunately for Saito-san, Nanmadol is moving NNW away from Chichijima in the general direction of Korea. It carries sustained winds of 70 knots, and may hit 105 knots – in other words, about the same ferocity as Hurricane Irene that this weekend is causing major evacuations along low-lying areas of the US eastern seaboard.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Typhoon Talas (right) and super-typhoon Nanmadol (left) </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">at 0900 this morning</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saito-san will call twice daily during the typhoon, which is expected to take about 5 days to clear the area. He will remain alone on board until then.</span></div></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-63875892955953630412011-08-26T15:53:00.008+09:002011-08-30T18:08:06.852+09:00Day 1058 [Aug. 26/11 JST] – With the Yin Comes the Yang<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Aug. 26/11 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">As Typhoon 15 looms over the horizon, now a Category 1 storm and gradually building, the great news is that some repair miracles occurred earlier this week. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">First the repairs. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><i>Obon</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">, a week-long period in which much of Japan closes down along with local delivery service, delayed the arrival of the 100-kilo air cargo shipment containing the replacement gearbox. It took just 3 days to arrive from Auckland via Hong Kong, then another 10 days or so between Tokyo and Chichijima, thanks to the ferry's twice-weekly schedule, several area typhoons, and <i>Obon</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">And then we were faced with sending out a mechanic to the island to do the install. It was looking like that would take at least a week, plus the cost of ferry passage, travel time, and several nights in a local lodging facility along with the mechanic's actual labor charges. It was not going to be cheap. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But after emailed schematics and some welcome reassurances from Scott, the chief engineer at Whiting Power in Auckland, doubts cleared so Saito-san and Tamura-san, the island's own marine mechanic (one of two there), decided to tackle the install themselves. Back here, we already knew that Tamura-san was a retired fisherman and rather up in age, a fact Saito-san described this way: "I think he's a few years older than I am."</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Okaaay…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">We were therefore delighted and relieved to be told 2 days later that they had winched the heavy load down into the boat ("We used a block and tackle," Saito said, with obvious satisfaction), where they had already dismantled and cleared away the old gearbox. Wrestling it into position, the new gearbox lined up well and the connection was made to the engine coupling and to the propeller shaft. Gearbox oil was added, the engine was started, and tests at the pier were successful as the propeller responded to fore and aft movements of the shift lever. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">In the meantime, the replacement engine exhaust hose arrived on the next ferry, and that went on without a hitch. On Wednesday they took the vessel out in the harbor for a brief trial run. Other than some black smoke, everything performed well.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Of course, everything that goes well with sailing <i>yin</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> seems to have a counter-balancing <i>yang</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">, which is now approaching from the south in the form of <a href="http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/htdocs_dyn_pregen_sat/PUBLIC/tc_pages/pages/tc11/WPAC/15W.TALAS/ssmi/gif/full/Latest.html">Typhoon 15</a> (No. 12 by the Japanese count) that's been named "Talas." Yesterday a tropical depression, Talas is now a Category 1 that had been on a straight path to you-know-where. Later this afternoon it was projected to veer a bit west, and will turn into a Category 2 about the time it reaches Ogasawara, bringing 30-55 knot winds. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Talas in a 48-hour projection by ClearPoint Weather.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>The arrow marks Chichijima.</b></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"> </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">No one is treating this lightly. Tamura-san visited the Coast Guard station yesterday afternoon to enlist the Coast Guard's help in getting NBSDIII off the concrete pier that would offer little safety with its exposed face to the approaching storm. Winds are known to reach 100 knots inside the harbor, Tamura-san told Saito-san, and if that happens the boat would be battered against the pier. As it now appears, Talas is bringing sustained winds of about half that or less.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">This morning we were called by the Coast Guard station's chief officer who said they would help move the boat this afternoon to a big ship mooring buoy out in the harbor. Saito-san would remain on the boat to watch the lines. "He'll be there 5 days or so," we were told, with the peak of the typhoon expected to be in 3 days, on August 29. (The US Navy is saying Aug. 30.) Saito-san has heavy mooring lines and plenty of experience, but virtually anything can happen. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Including, we can hope, the typhoon taking an even greater turn away from its present course to the island.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Told by us what they have planned, Saito-san said he already knew and was ready. "I have plenty of food and water, so I'll be ok," he reassured us.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-18642275042676619102011-08-13T13:01:00.006+09:002011-08-14T12:50:38.480+09:00Day 1045 [Aug. 13/11 JST] – Repair Progress Report<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Aug. 13/11 1300 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Repairing a disabled sailboat on the open ocean can be a near-impossibility. We are finding that repairing one on a tantalizingly close yet difficult-to-access Japanese island is <i>doable</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">, but it definitely takes time! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">There are four critical repairs that must be done before NBSDIII is able to depart for Yokohama, along a stretch of water Saito-san knows like the back of his hand yet ironically is among the most difficult he has yet faced.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The first repair is completed: the hand-sewing of the 1-meter tear in the mainsail. Saito-san did it himself with a $29 West Marine sewing kit we put onboard four years ago in Hawaii, and which has proved itself as invaluable multiple times during the circumnavigation, now in its 1045<sup>th</sup> day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The main can now <i>probably</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> stand up for the rest of the trip. Its usable area was reduced to about half-size in Hawaii last summer as the sun- and wear-damaged parts were cut away and the seams restitched at a sail loft. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The next repair involves the aux. generator's alternator, the component that produces electrical current to keep the boat batteries charged and run key equipment. It was replaced on Thursday, sent by Mike Seymour on a twice-weekly ferry, and Saito-san reports that the batteries are now finally at full charge not seen since the day they died and he had to resort to constant hand-steering two weeks before reaching Chichijima. (As a side note, he's also gleeful over the boat's refrigerator being back in service, especially in August temperatures on a sun-baked tropical island.) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Those are our two repair successes thus far.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">A replacement for the engine exhaust hose, a heavy-duty piece of heat-resistant tubing that has blown out twice in recent months, was sent along with the alternator. Unfortunately, there are TWO different sections of exhaust hose, each with different diameters, and the wrong one was sent. So we'll be scrambling this week to dispatch the right one.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">And the fourth and final repair, expected to be the most difficult, is the replacement of the gearbox. This crucial bit of machinery contains the clutch and gears that control the shaft that turns the prop. This is what failed as Saito-san attempted to leave Chichijima on July 23. Later inspection found that even though the gearbox had sufficient lubricating oil, friction was hot enough to melt plastic filler caps and fittings and scorch paint. It was diagnosed from afar as having simply failed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">After a number of international and local calls by Mike, a replacement gearbox was found in Australia. Our thanks to Brett Millikin of Whiting Power, the original installer of NBSDIII's engine in Auckland, NZ, for his help in locating and sending the new gearbox. As of noon today it had already reached Tokyo. Once it passes customs here, it too will have to await the ferry. (If we're lucky, it goes out on Monday. If not, it will be another 4 days.)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">All this may seem like a lot of effort to send a wind-propelled vessel back on its way, except for the simple fact that in August there is little to no wind. More crucially is that these final miles are along one of the world's busiest shipping channels, and NBSDIII must have all radar, auto-steering, engine, radio, and other equipment in safe and reliable working order as Saito-san wends through heavy ship traffic. A windless, engineless sailboat "dead in the water" is likely to be just that.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">We recall the awful disappointment of another sailor who was triumphantly finishing her own single-handed circumnavigation when her boat's auto-steering system failed and put the hapless skipper onto a beach in Mexico <i>just</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> <i>one night</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> before her final port in California. Her vessel was destroyed. That amazingly resilient sailor, <a href="http://www.svnereida.com/">Jeanne Socrates</a>, later restarted and completed what became her <i>third</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> ultimately successful effort as the oldest woman to complete a solo circumnavigation, at age 68. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">So please forgive any apparent over-protectiveness with our own efforts. We just want to make sure Saito-san makes it the rest of the way intact, safe, and under NBSDIII's <i>own</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> power, sail or otherwise! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-3432257837227872202011-07-29T11:13:00.010+09:002011-07-31T08:40:27.782+09:00Day 1030 [July 29/11 JST] – Typhoon 3, 4 …and 5?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b>Today's Report</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>July 29/11 0800 JST </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">As Saito-san awaits further repairs in Ogasawara, Mother Nature is reminding him of why he should stay right where he is until he has a working engine, and as it is becoming apparent, a reliable propulsion system.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">We've been watching the advance of a tropical depression that formed soon after he returned to port. As of two days ago it had turned into a Category 1 typhoon ("Category 5" being the worst) and was projected to hit Chichijima squarely in 4 or 5 days carrying 60-kt winds. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">New projection shows 3 storms 4 days from today. Cross marks Chichijima.</span></b></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">So that's four (or five)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"> typhoons Saito-san will have dodged in the short three weeks he's been in port on Chichijima. (That does not include several other typhoons that formed well to the west toward the Philippines and never became a risk to him.) All told there have been 11 typhoons this season plus that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">newly forming one. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Since the current typhoon season is less than half over, this may be shaping up to be a record year for the North Pacific. In comparison, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Pacific_typhoon_season">2009</a> there were 13 official </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">typhoons</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> (and 2 unofficial), while in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Pacific_typhoon_season">2010</a> there were just 7 official typhoons (and 1 unofficial).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Fortunately, if the projections are correct for these three storms they will all narrowly miss Chichijima.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Meanwhile, the mechanic, Mr. Tamura, has been back on board and reports that there is evidence of the possibility that the clutch in NBSDIII's propulsion system may have burned out, citing melted and scorched parts. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">If so, either a rebuilt or new gearbox may need to be shipped in. Saito 8 safety officer Mike Seymour is assisting, along with Dave Cooper of Team Hawaii, in long-range troubleshooting and parts logistics. Mike has been in touch with Whiting Power, the Auckland NZ company that installed the engine and gearbox. Mike reports that Whiting's engineers have been cooperative, for which we thank them. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">All of this – serial typhoons, ailing engine, and now a questionable propulsion system – suggest it will be several more weeks before Saito-san will be able to get under way again.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38909427.post-24726023289681459182011-07-24T10:44:00.017+09:002011-07-25T11:53:57.357+09:00Day 1025 [July 24/11 JST] – The Reason for Sea Trials<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Position: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">27°03'N, 142°11'E (Ogasawara, Chichijima Island, Japan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;"><b>Remaining to Yokohama: </b></span><span style="font-family: Times;">502 nm (ETA: ?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Whatever was ailing the engine two weeks out of Hawaii returned yesterday as Saito-san turned into the wind while motoring from the harbor in Ogasawara. Facing moderately strong headwinds he suddenly found he had no engine power and was forced to abandon his attempt to leave.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Back at the pier with the quick assistance of the locally based Coast Guard, a mechanic assessed the problem as involving the "clutch" that becomes engaged as engine rpms are increased. This is something not easily determined at the dock, so what <i>seemed</i></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"> to be a working engine – one that had been tested at various times over the past week – turned out not to be. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 14px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">NBSDIII as Saito-san was leaving Ogasawara yesterday about noon. </span></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Photo supplied by Nobutoshi Kasai, a friend of David Devlin, Saito 8 committee member)</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meanwhile, the weather prospects are not good for 500 nm with no engine backup.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Here's how it looks on ClearPoint.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><u>This morning:</u><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"><b></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">Lots of dead air, resembling the doldrums he encountered not far from Hawaii as Typhoon Ma-On leaves a swath of white area in her path as shown in the CP image.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pale areas indicate wind strengths from 0 to 4 kts. Tropical storm Ma-On is in upper right.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>In 16 hours: </u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A warm front will cross north of Chichijima, bringing with it severe local turbulence and a squall line of thunderstorms.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times;">The possibility of another typhoon, as shown on the 4-day projection as 2 tight cyclonic lows moving to the NNW. (The one most likely to catch Saito-san out is the one on the right, as it grows in size and intensity.) Winds currently are expected to be near 50 kts at their centers, which respectively show atmospheric pressures of 984 and 992 mb. This was how Ma-On started out 11 days ago, as 2 cyclonic lows, and from the same general vicinity.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last night Saito-san was decidedly not happy with the prospect of staying in Ogasawara even a day longer, but prudence calls for him to wait until he has a reliably working engine before he sets out in the middle of the North Pacific typhoon season. A lot can happen in 500 nm of ship traffic and potentially severe weather.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sailboat or not, there are times when a timely assist by the "iron jib" could mean the difference between a close call and disaster.</span></div>Hunter Brumfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480915483207454942noreply@blogger.com