MORE FRIENDS IN JAPAN: A Visit to Kyoto with our “Personal Guides”, Keuke and Teiko Maruyama
4-6 November 2010
We were introduced to Keisuke and Teiko Maruyama and their two daughters, Natsuki and Azusa, in Hawaii by our friend …
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A Visit to Kyoto
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE
Part II – SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2010
FRIENDS IN JAPAN – IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE
You have to stay in one place long enough to become friends.
We returned to Starr on 1 September, and have had guests from Hawaii (Kat & James Petron) in Sep…
CHABA is Here?
Saturday, 30 October 2010 – 0800
Yesterday we added more lines in anticipation of Chaba arriving on Friday night and Saturday. Starr weighs 100 tons and the dock we are tied to is a Bellingham Marine float, with cleats bolted through a 3×10” …
CHABA IS ON ITS WAY!
Typhoon Chaba will arrive on Friday and Saturday, 29-30 October. This is Typhoon #16 in our part of the world. Typhoons don’t get a name unless they grow into big storms and this one is on its way to visit us.
Every morning Don and I get …
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE
Part I – APRIL-JUNE 2010
FRIENDS IN JAPAN – IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE
Starr has now been in Japan for six months. We have traveled more than 1500nm since arriving in Bellport Ashiya on 13 April 2010: we traveled 1000nm with the GSSR …
More Barnacles on the Bottom . . .
More Barnacles on the Bottom . . .
September 24, 2010
We just returned from a 250nm run thru the Setto Nakai, from Ashiya to Onomichi and back to Ashiya.
James and Kat Petron went back to Hawaii last night and I thought I would tidy up the engi…
Kat Petron: A Guest’s View of Japan
Sharry’s Note: We first met Kat and James Petron when we arrived at Waikiki Yacht Club on our voyage to Japan. Kat was the Port Captain for WYC and James is a 1600 ton tug captain for K Sea Towing, moving fuel barges around Hawaii. Ka…
The “Tool of the Year Award” has been contested!
The “Tool of the Year Award” has been contested!
AND Barnacles on the Bottom
15 September 2010
The Tool of the year award has been contested!
The Yanmar Diesel Emergency Fire and Bilge Pump has lodged an appeal.
AKA: DPL48-2PT, Sold b…
Engine Room Helper of the Year
September 9, 2110
Engine Room Helper of the Year Award goes to———–
The Jabsco Mini Puppy!!! Yeah!!
The Mini Puppy
I don’t know what I would do without my little Jabsco Mini Puppy pump. That little pump has done more dirty jobs just th…
Don and Sharry are back in Ashiya
September 2, 2110
NEW ON STARRVOYAGE BLOG and Don and Sharry are back in Ashiya
NEW ON STARRVOYAGE BLOG: DON NOW HAS HIS OWN BLOG – see the tab “DON’S LOG” on the Home Page to read about issues regarding Vessel Operations and other …
