Shogun's arrivel in Yokohama, Japan

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mv Heemskerkgracht (Sevenstar Yacht Transport) shipped SHOGUN from Setubal in Portugal to Yokohama, Japan.

Unloading was not as easy as thought: Twice over the forward sling had to be made longer to make it a horizontal and safe lift.

Too bad my adventure on board ended here as the owner made a different plan.

So Long Shogun, Stay Safe!!

Once more, for the Youtube 

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Salute.

Checking the Engine Room.

While underway on board of mv SHOGUN,

it's a good habbit to check the engine room every 2 hours.

No funny noises, no water-  fuel- or oil leaks, fuel tank levels, 

engine temperature, prop-shaft,  Racor fuel filters,

stabilisers,  etc etc.

WARNING..don't forget to use the ear-mufflers!

Click on the pix to see and hear the ER in action.

Salute

To Youtube or Not-to Youtube

Greetings from Spain!

Travelling comes with so many pictures 

and so many GoPro shots...

See here a small attempt to tell a story.

For more "up-to-date" pictures, you can zoeff to

SHOGUN's Page.

And one more from our Hike with Esther the Car.

Salute.

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Oui oui oui, un sim pour mon iPhone.

Imperia Once More.

Hmm, that makes 6 times.

Travel light..travel fast.

(pfff, from door to door it was a 28 hour trip, grggr).

Oh-No, Mr Mitsuda's suitcase had overweight..

so some of his stuff got dumped into mine..

making it 2x 24KG.

All for me to be carried up and down the stairs.

 remember i'm on the job

Because Yes & Ouch, 

most if not all of the train stations in 

Fancy France and Hip Hop Italia are 

NOT AT ALL fitted out with elevators or escalators.

Wonder how wheelchair and kids-prams handle these modern means of transportations.

After arriving on board, 

we had ample time to get SHOGUN ready for the haul-out.

But we did it and all went well.

The job should be done in 1 week...

oops forgot the piano-piano style of the yard.

Lucky us, the weather is good.

Mind you, still not warm!

See that white fluffy stuff on the hills in the distance?

When the wind comes from that direction...brbrbrr.

But once we turn ourselves around we are reminded that we are indeed in semi tropical Italy.

And the sunrise is as spectacular as ever.

Busy times for Him on the Rooftop.

One day, i took the train to La Douce France 

to pick-up a local internet sim.

Oui oui oui, un sim pour mon iPhone.

The Steps to the Church are Tough 

and in need of some paint.

Sweet sweet Menton Train Station...

waiting for...

a Holy Shitty Train !

Truly disgusting to see these trains.

Inside and Outside.

(hmmm......probably I've been too long in japan.....)

But, i have to admit, it arrived almost on time and the staff is most friendly.

With SHOGUN on the hard, 

we checked into a local hotel.

It's still off-season, so rooms enough.

If you know where to look, you can see the mast of SHOGUN.

A few more days of work and she should be back into the water.

Ready for the TRIP.

Ciao for Now.

Making YouTubies @ wintery days.

With so many cold days around what 

else to do than doing some video editing?

See here a slide-tuby starring SHOGUN.

And an other one, 

about the Val Maremola Trail 2016

run with Hashimoto san in February.

That's it for now,

have to refill the heather...

Ciao for Now.

A Day in Genoa

From Imperia to Genoa it's only  a 1-and-half hour train ride.

So no excuse not to go.

A more serious reason to visit this city is of course the fact that Christopher Columbus hales from this town.

But the main reason is: Spend some Good Times with friend Remo!

 The new owner of sailing yacht Jan Haring...

Sweet memories.

So Remo met us at Genoa Train Station 

and took care of us for the day.

The town has loads of beautiful stone buildings,

and/but the main is of course the connection with the sea.

This monument tells it All. 

Famous harbour corner stones..

from where many nautical exploring trips started.

Time for a Coffee Break....

And Off.... to more city sight seeing.

And this, as it's said.. 

was Little Christopher's home address.

Chris-kun's neighbourhood.

The people of Genoa know what is yummy.

Thank you Remo.

It was an awesome day.

Ciao for Now.

Shogun as seen from Below.....

60 feet, 60 ton.

A Lot of Boat.

Twin engines, twin rudders and extra external ballast.

Ciao for now.

Sans Souci Encounters

Meet Sans Souci, 

Nordhavn 68.

First time we spotted her while out cruising with our 

sy Alishan in southern Japan, was in 2010 (BTW, both boats 

were built at the same yard in Taiwan!!) . 

Second time, June

 2015, was in Sanremo, Italy and 

third time a few weeks 

later, ring the bells, at Cap D'Ail, France.

When will be next time Ken?

See also:

At Ikema Port

See and read also:  SHOGUN SOJOURNS

Ciao for Now.

Testing Shogun and ourselves at Sea.

The weather was good, so it's time to test Shogun and ourselves.

The systems on board are still complicated to us, but slowly, slowly ..

Ahh, That's How and Why!

(and so much more to learn...)

  Doing about 6 knots and no wake.

The sign of a trawler at comfy speed.

Offshore Monaco.

 At anchor in front of some Prime Real Estate.

Oui oui oui, c'est La Dulce France.

Daybreak.

First night at anchor is Done.

View in and from the Pilot House.

And an other First: Flippers in front of Shogun.

 Back at Imperia Marina.

High clouds are starting to move in.

We had been lucky with the weather.

Ciao for now.

Even more pictures from IMPERIA and ABOUT

 And the ABOUT was a road trip to Portofino.

read more at wikipedia

Portofino is well known in Japan as part of the town-idea was used for 

Tokyo DisneySea.

All on board of the Red Fiat.

Portofino's High-rise Apartment.

Guess why this place is also popular for ...

Mr Mitsuda and Mr Konami.

As said before...

Luff taking pictures of Fishing Floats.

Well,  ain't this a Fine Port?

(where are the dolphins ?).

Back in Imperia,

More On the Run Fun.

Ciao for Now.