The Morning After the Gale #f [...]
Owner: Pacific Solo
The Morning After the Gale #fieldnotes #sailing
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Location: Amami Ōshima
Latitude: 28.27000000
Longitude: 129.36000000
Published: 13 Mar 2026
Last night a full gale blew across Buren Bay.
From Mitsu’s old house near the shore I listened to the wind roll over the roof and wondered how Wahine was handling it out on the mooring.
Boats are strange companions.
You care for them…
and they carry you.
—
Field Notes from Amami.
Lowell Sheppard is a writer and sailor sharing observations from Japan about community, place, and living well into older age.
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