Introduction:
Please allow me to introduce you to three power boats that are voyaging around the world. They are all Nordhavn long distance expedition trawlers – Grey Pearl 62 feet long, Sans Souci 68 feet long, and Seabird 62 feet long. Thus the name of the fleet
– Grey Pearl Sans Souci Sea Bird Run or “GSSR”.
For the Spring/Summer portion of the round the world voyage the group was also known as the Great Siberian Sushi Run.
We are traveling as a group having departed Seattle in April 2009, completing the first leg of our journey in September in Osaka, Japan, where the boats are currently berthed for the winter 2009/2010.
Significant stops included:
The Inland Passage of British Columbia and Alaska
Hoonah, Alaska
Glacier Bay, Alaska
Kodiak, Alaska
Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Adak, Alaska
Attu, Alaska
Petropavlovsk, Russia
Tomakomai, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Shimoda, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Total distance covered from Seattle to Osaka was 5,938 nautical miles.
http://www.oceannavigator.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=776A1A36D3784555B3150A050127AC04
http://www.tinyurl.com/GSSRbook
The book includes a complete documentation of the voyage with numerous photos.
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In addition to the above information here are links to web sites of the Grey Pearl, Sans Souci, and Seabird.
http://greypearl.talkspot.com/
http://www.kensblog.com/aspx/m/463430
http://www.seabirdlrc.com/
Please allow me to introduce you to three power boats that are voyaging around the world. They are all Nordhavn long distance expedition trawlers – Grey Pearl 62 feet long, Sans Souci 68 feet long, and Seabird 62 feet long. Thus the name of the fleet
– Grey Pearl Sans Souci Sea Bird Run or “GSSR”.
For the Spring/Summer portion of the round the world voyage the group was also known as the Great Siberian Sushi Run.
We are traveling as a group having departed Seattle in April 2009, completing the first leg of our journey in September in Osaka, Japan, where the boats are currently berthed for the winter 2009/2010.
Significant stops included:
The Inland Passage of British Columbia and Alaska
Hoonah, Alaska
Glacier Bay, Alaska
Kodiak, Alaska
Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Adak, Alaska
Attu, Alaska
Petropavlovsk, Russia
Tomakomai, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Shimoda, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Total distance covered from Seattle to Osaka was 5,938 nautical miles.
- Here is an article in Ocean Navigator
Magazine on the GSSR.
- There was a book written about the trip by the captain of Sans Souci, Ken Williams. Here is a link to the book.
The book includes a complete documentation of the voyage with numerous photos.
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In addition to the above information here are links to web sites of the Grey Pearl, Sans Souci, and Seabird.
http://greypearl.talkspot.com/
http://www.kensblog.com/aspx/m/463430
http://www.seabirdlrc.com/
Braun, where are you ? I tired calling but couldn’t get through. In case you lost it John’s number in Miyako is 090-1365-3013. My number is 090-4343-4559. BTW soft bank is not very good in Okinawa.