Akari Sailing

02/06/2022

01/05/2022

New video on YouTube... Southerly 480 "Hikari" on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea. From Seattle's Elliott Bay up to the Canadian Gulf Islands:

S/V Hikari is a Southerly 480 built in Southampton, UK. Music by Quincas Moreira. Footage from locations include Elliott Bay, Shilshole Marina, Blake Island,...

06/05/2021

Iconic afternoon on Puget Sound with Mount Rainier, orcas, waterfront views, ferries, and good weather for flying the chute. Orca photos taken by Satomi with a long lens, we were keeping our distance.

06/05/2021

Iconic afternoon on Puget Sound with Mount Rainier, orcas, waterfront views, ferries, and good weather for flying the chute. Orca photos taken by Satomi with a long lens, we were keeping our distance.

02/17/2021

Solo winter sail to Blake Island... with the spinnaker and some nice drone footage... watch in HD...

On overnight trip to Blake Island in Winter, single-hand with symmetrical spinnaker. Nice drone footage from a shore-side friend.

12/08/2020

12/08/2020

A run from Shilshole to Protection Island, with overnight stops in Port Ludlow and Kilisut Harbor

12/08/2020

Not a race... Just a "cruise" with 31 other boats trying to go fast around the San Juan Islands in two days of sailing. Some heavy weather after dark but the boat handled it well.

11/11/2020

Not a race, as "Round the County" was canceled due to Covid... Instead it was just an unofficial "cruise" with 31 other boats trying to go fast around the San Juan Islands in two days of sailing. Some heavy weather after dark but the boat handled it well.

10/31/2020