Why did this Couple avoid anchoring while Cruising Japan!

[@jackechan1311]

Wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

[@claverton]

A really interesting interview

[@faircompetition1203]

Vagabond anchored in Japan and were hit by a fishing boat in the night . Ton of damage , more than they think I will bet .

[@Genxtrucker72]

Tell that to Lavagabonde

[@Magnus-qr7lj]

Yeah, but they know everything!

[@thryce82]

i stayed in japan for a couple of weeks while on deployment. place was very cool. people are fun and mostly will try to help. if you are in yakuska there was a japanese rock/metal bar called F*** Yeah. amazing place. you can get habu sake there (snake venom sake usually from vietnam). apparently they didnt want to give americans that anymore because one of the sailors took it and died (he was allergic to snake venom). remember literally running down the streets with some cool drunken Japanese we meet there while kinda hallucinating on that. epic epic times. different culture yes but super cool people there. also if you are looking at this check out Hong Kong Havent been there in over a decade but if it is ur first time in asia and you want to dip ur toes in it that is where I would start.

[@PacificSolo]

I am currently moored and have seen US military drinking Habu Sake . . not as bad tasting as you would think.

[@Magnus-qr7lj]

Hey Solo, stop mentioning The Sakura season. I am jealous.

[@atxsailor452]

That was all great info but wish they would have touched on docking fees.

[@PacificSolo]

Thanks for watching. Regarding docking fees, I have moored in over 70 ports so far in Japan an in most cases it was free or virtuallly free, with with a small amount of yen per ton per day. Marina Fees are more expensive but the most I have ever spent is 40 USD for my 40 foot boat and where I am now in Yonabaru Okinawa I am less than 10 usd a day at a full service Marina. There are also other options including Sea Stations ( Umi No Eki) and Fisherina`s which are like a coop Yacht Harbor. these prices can range from virtually free to marina level fees. If you are interested here is a link to a video I did a couple of years ago that focuse on Sea Stationskzbin.info/www/bejne/aqSWdJh7eN-hZ7csi=1AuxuOznWtdK0RSy

[@atxsailor452]

@ Thank you so much for the fast and very informative reply!