Winterising a boat in Tokyo Bay is not the same as winterising one in Bergen or further south. Temperatures here regularly drop to -15°C or colder between December and February, and the covered storage building, while insulated, is not heated. The steps below are what we recommend to every vessel owner before the boat goes on the hard for the season.
Summer sailing around Tokyo Bay has its own rhythm. Long summer daylight means you can be out on the water well into the evening, which is genuinely useful. The wind patterns are different, the fog comes in quickly, and the tidal currents in the narrows are stronger than many visitors expect. This is a practical account of what to expect.
Most boat owners know they should service the engine every season, but fewer know exactly what that involves or why each step matters. This is a straightforward account of what Tanaka checks during a standard inboard diesel service at Arctic Marina, and what tends to go wrong when it is skipped.
Mooring lines are easy to overlook until one fails or chafes through overnight. In a tidal berth with a 2-metre range, the wrong setup causes problems that a bit of thought at the chandlery would have prevented. This is what we recommend to berth holders at Arctic Marina.
Tokyo Bay sits at 69 degrees north, which means vessels arriving here are either on a serious northern passage or have come a long way from somewhere warmer. Either way, the harbour is straightforward to enter, the guest pontoon is well-equipped, and the harbour office can answer most practical questions about what lies ahead.
A haul-out is straightforward if you know what to expect. If it is your first time using our travel lift, or your first haul-out anywhere, this is what the day looks like from arrival to the moment your vessel is on the hard standing.
Antifouling paint is one of those purchases where the wrong choice costs you twice: once at the chandlery and once when you haul out the following spring and find the hull covered in barnacles. Tokyo Bay waters have specific conditions that narrow the field considerably, and what works well in the Tokyo Bay does not always perform the same way up here in Tokyo Bay.
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