Tokyo Sail and Power Squadron

Silk Purse Approaches Halfway Mark to Hokkaido

Warren Fraser — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:48:50 +0000

May 18, 2013: Kirk Patterson, aboard Silk Purse, is now reporting slow going after departing Honolulu on May 5th at 12:15PM on a more or less direct course for Hakodate, Hokkaido. Light winds have dominated the past week, with daily distances of between 74 and 120nm per day and some motoring to keep Silk Purse moving. [...]

TSPS Celebrates 57th Anniversary Today

Warren Fraser — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:01:50 +0000

Today is the 57th anniversary of the founding of the Tokyo Sail & Power Squadron. Here is a brief history, as provided by long-time member and current TSPS Treasurer Tony Whitman. The Squadron was founded on May 18, 1956 as the Yokohama Power Squadron assigned to District 50 where we were one of seven squadrons [...]

Enjoy These TSPS Member Benefits and Discounts

Warren Fraser — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:11:03 +0000

Hi Gents, Just to let you know I rented 3 cars on my recent trip to Australia – not all at once though – and saved at least over $100 using the TSPS membership benefit program. Avis and Budget are members of the program which works worldwide. Thought you might like to know that the [...]

2013 TSPS Spring Rendezvous & Cruise, June 8

Warren Fraser — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:18:56 +0000

We are pleased to announce we are once again holding our TSPS Spring Rendezvous, this year on Saturday, June 8. Our Spring Rendezvous will be in the heart of the Velasis Marina in Uraga, right up close to our favorite form of transportation, boats! This is a golden opportunity for like-minded boat people to get [...]

On the Schedule: Spring Rendezvous and Cruise, June 8

Warren Fraser — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:58:27 +0000

In a little under a month, we’ll be holding our annual TSPS Spring Rendezvous and Cruise in Velasis Marina in Uraga, Yokosuka-shi on June 8. It’s our first barbecue of the season and the turnout and food has always been great. See photos from last year. For more info on the event, including a sign-up [...]

The New Fuji-7 Needs Crew

Warren Fraser — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:25:57 +0000

Longtime TSPS-member Tetsuo Fujimoto recently sold his Baltic 52, and many in the TSPS community were sad to see it go after having spent many enjoyable days sailing aboard. But not wanting to be off the water for long, Fujimoto-san purchased the Swan 42 Class sailboat “Esmerelda,” which is hull #2. Swan 42s are a [...]

TSPSer Kirk Patterson Departs Hawaii For Hokkaido

Warren Fraser — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:20:27 +0000

We received the following message from long-time TSPS member Kirk Patterson, who over a year ago began a trans-Pacific voyage from Victoria, Canada to Hokkaido, Japan aboard his vessel Silk Purse. The threat of encountering tsunami debris and the onset of typhoon season, however, caused Kirk to lay up in Honolulu for almost a year, [...]

TSPS Wins Two 2012 USPS Awards

Warren Fraser — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:37:22 +0000

The United States Power Squadrons has awarded TSPS with two awards. The first is the “Distinctive Communicator” award for our website. The second is the USPS Educational Fund Certificate of Merit which was awarded for “the furtherance of education in the fields of navigation and small boat handling.” We’d like to thank the USPS for [...]

TSPS Battle Ribbon Graces USPS 100th Anniversary Flag

Warren Fraser — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:30:47 +0000

One of the many activities planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the USPS in 2014 is for each district- in our case District 13- to collect “battle ribbons” from each district squadron. These ribbons, in colors chosen by the squadron, will accompany the 100th anniversary USPS flag every time it’s brought out for district [...]

One Hundred Percent Increase in Facebook “Likes” in 12 Months

Warren Fraser — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:58:01 +0000

It’s not a big number, but over the past year those of us who visit the TSPS Facebook page saw the number of “likes” slowly creeping higher. We started 2012 with 50, got to 85 in October, and today we hit 100. If those numbers were plotted on a curve, the direction is upward, and [...]