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Hi all,
I was a member of sailnet for some time, before I became a sailboat owner and founded the SHAO NPO. If you are interested in what we are about take a look at the main site (I can't post a link with under 10 posts, so visit here):
SHAO
sailing-across-oceans.org
Our boat is a 1982 Peterson 42, an IOR boat built for ocean racing. The original was out of aluminum, ours is fiberglass. It's in need of some major restoration, which we are commencing with as we fund-raise, over the next 18 months. You can see a few pictures of the boat in "as-such" state, on the site. The original Yanmar engine a 28Hp 3HMK runs fine (though needs maintenance) -- hull, rudder and keel seem fine (though we haven't x-rayed the fittings yet). Our first goal after restoration and outfitting is to circumnavigate Japan, over about a 7-9 month period. We will test sail around Kyushu and the Okinawan Island chain. We are on the lookout for possibilities of sailing partners and also for drydock facilities with decent labor costs, in Taiwan or The Philippines, for interior work, hull and and deck paint.
Our boat, technically a research vessel, is licensed in Japan and the skipper (me) has a Second Class Japan boat license and will have the First Class license soon, so will be free to sail Japan waters without a fixed itinerary.
That's about it -- as far as restoration design, we will set up for solo/short-handed sailing, much in the style of S/V Wings, a 1978 Peterson Serendipity 43 (find it with a search).
Nice to say 'hi' again after a year or so. I've gotten a lot of inspiration some the sailnet community over the years.
I was a member of sailnet for some time, before I became a sailboat owner and founded the SHAO NPO. If you are interested in what we are about take a look at the main site (I can't post a link with under 10 posts, so visit here):
SHAO
sailing-across-oceans.org
Our boat is a 1982 Peterson 42, an IOR boat built for ocean racing. The original was out of aluminum, ours is fiberglass. It's in need of some major restoration, which we are commencing with as we fund-raise, over the next 18 months. You can see a few pictures of the boat in "as-such" state, on the site. The original Yanmar engine a 28Hp 3HMK runs fine (though needs maintenance) -- hull, rudder and keel seem fine (though we haven't x-rayed the fittings yet). Our first goal after restoration and outfitting is to circumnavigate Japan, over about a 7-9 month period. We will test sail around Kyushu and the Okinawan Island chain. We are on the lookout for possibilities of sailing partners and also for drydock facilities with decent labor costs, in Taiwan or The Philippines, for interior work, hull and and deck paint.
Our boat, technically a research vessel, is licensed in Japan and the skipper (me) has a Second Class Japan boat license and will have the First Class license soon, so will be free to sail Japan waters without a fixed itinerary.
That's about it -- as far as restoration design, we will set up for solo/short-handed sailing, much in the style of S/V Wings, a 1978 Peterson Serendipity 43 (find it with a search).
Nice to say 'hi' again after a year or so. I've gotten a lot of inspiration some the sailnet community over the years.