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GSSR 2010 – Quick Update

Roberta and I have enjoyed our week in Taiwan, and are now preparing to depart tomorrow morning, early, for Hong Kong.

We have hardly left the boat this week. Both Roberta and I wanted some quiet time on our computers, plus Shelby, our dog, has been …

GSSR 2010 – Quick Update

Roberta and I have enjoyed our week in Taiwan, and are now preparing to depart tomorrow morning, early, for Hong Kong.

We have hardly left the boat this week. Both Roberta and I wanted some quiet time on our computers, plus Shelby, our dog, has been …

GSSR No. 14 – The Kids Come Home

Greetings all!

At the end of my last blog we were on the island of Miyako. We had never planned to go there, but were forced to stop by weather.

GSSR 2010 – Quick update on position)

The three GSSR boats (two N62s and an N68) are currently underway between Japan and Taiwan, headed to Nordhavn’s Ta Shing factory in Tainan, Taiwan.

As I type this we are about 12 hours into a 48 hour passage.

We’re excited about see…

GSSR 2010 No. 13 – War in the Pacific, and Paradise Found

Greetings all!

A couple of weeks before our GSSR group’s arrival to Okinawa, Japan’s Prime Minister announced his resignation. The reason:  D…

GSSR 2010 No. 13 – War in the Pacific, and Paradise Found

Greetings all!

A couple of weeks before our GSSR group’s arrival to Okinawa, Japan’s Prime Minister announced his resignation. The reason:  D…

GSSR 2010 No. 12 – A Little Bureaucracy Goes A Long Way

Greetings all!

My apologies for not sending a blog entry recently. The GSSR group has been busy and I’ve had trouble finding time to sit down and write something.

GSSR 2010 No. 11 – The Chili Was A Bad Idea

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The GSSR group departed Nagasaki Japan at 05:30 headed to Amami island, 263nm south, in the Ryukyu Island chain. Th…

GSSR 2010 No. 10 – Just a quick note

Greetings all!

I’m happy to report that the GSSR group is leaving Nagasaki after three weeks here. As I type this, I am firing up engines.

This next leg is a long one; 250 nm of open ocean heading almost exactly due south. We’ll be traveling for 33 h…

GSSR 2010 No. 9 – Where do we park?

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Our group is still in Nagasaki. We have made plans to depart a couple of times, but have had troubles figuring out where to go, plus have had…