Pre-summer update 3, trip to Iki Island.

Sailing yacht RESOLUTION 

was built in Holland, close-by my old hometown

Maassluis.

Which is, on paper, Alishan's homeport.

Small world..

This year sy RESOLUTION has Fukuoka as base 

while owner Dave 

is doing the $$ dance back home in the USA.

In the meantime i have the honor to look after Resolution,

do the odd jobs here and there.

And join her for a surprise sail to Iki Island, 

located about 30 miles to the west of Fukuoka.

It was a 4 days trip, iso of the planned 5, as departure was delayed due to a typhoon, which btw gave us no problems while in Odo Marina.

Day 1 was a day of post typhoon weather: Overcast, no wind drizzle, no working autopilot. But the crossing to Iki Island was done in a zooommm.

Day 2 we got hit by tremendous downpour that almost washed all of Japan into the sea. 

Great for sight seeing at Iki Island though.

Followed by a day 3 of too much wind, so we stayed put in Yunomoto Port and managed to fix the autopilot.

Yeah.

Day 4 was perfect sailing, by times a bit rough.

Within a few hours we were back at Fukuoka.

Yunomoto Port at Iki Island.

Kappa san.

Read more, see link at the bottom of this post.

Iki Island is famous for almost anything.

But most of all: Monkey Rock.

Being an island, loads of shrines are dedicated to The Sea.

From pure white sand beaches to unfriendly coast lines....

Dave always wanted to have a nice framed picture of Resolution.

Here you go...

BTW, that building behind Resolution is one of the many hot springs in town.

Going back to Fukuoka, the first part was in the lee of the island...

These days, navigation is done on your smart-phone.

Boy have we come from far....since we left Holland in 1984.

No more paper stuff, up to the second position updates.

Speed, depth, currents and weather all under the thumb.

Yes it was a bit rough once we got around the corner.

Resolution luffed it.

Back "home" at Odo Marina, Fukuoka.
Getting prepped for her next year's adventure to Alaska.

link to  Kappa

Salute