Sailing the Izu Islands and Beyond

This is the 3rd Mate (Perry) speaking. Yesterday we sailed to a small place on the tip of a peninsula. The name is Misaki. The ride was pretty good from our boat. We had wind exactly to our back. Making the ride perfect. The wind was about 18 knots. It was all right for the Girls and the boys. We had to sleep on the boat from about 8:30 and got there at about 11:00 at the night. Our friend Andy was with us but had to leave after the trip to Misaki he had to go home. The next day we left for a island called Oshima. The wind was very light and so were the waves. It was about 9:00 when we left for Oshima. We had a little trouble with the Gennaker but that was fixed. Reed (2nd Mate) had the Idea of getting out the fishing line and tying it to the back of the boat with a lure. Last time Reed did that he caught a fish so why not try again. The minute Reed put the fishing line in the water and rolled it out There was already a fish on the line. We were all surprised so it took a few seconds for everyone to comprehend this. Once we had we were all running around getting the supplies to catch a fish. sadly we weren't ready so that was a shame and the fish got away. Our Speed was not that good, meaning it would take a while to get to Oshima. Oshima is a small island compered to normal islands like Japan and Hawaii. But to me Oshima is a considerately big island. The Harbors in Japan have pretty dirty water but out on islands and Peninsulas far out always have clean water that you can swim in by the boats. But if you do there will be a crowd of people watching you. But last Golden Week we swam in the water by boats. The sun was not out when we left but it brightened out a bit at 10:25 (About a hour twenty-five minutes after we left). We should be there for dinner tonight.