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On a journey such as this you meet some serious weather, in hostile places, with no rescue cover. My main priority is to not get myself into a situation I cannot deal with on my own. I need a proven, highly durable sail with an enormous wind range and great performance. Fortunately that is what I got when Loftsails offered me their Switchblade HD.

The sail will be paired with the Loftsails 100% pre-preg carbon mast.

Unifiber are another solid partner. In 2020 they introduced the Proteus Raceboard which immediately established itself as a championship winning design. I love this board so much that I bought one! Unifiber very generously offered me their slight update, the v3 Proteus for this journey, but ultimately it was more practical to prepare the board I already had.

Unifiber also offered and are providing an Elite carbon boom, harness lines, mast extension etc. These components are well tested, solid, reliable, and high performance. Perfect for peace of mind before heading out to the Pacific Ocean.

Pending confirmation. 
I am delighted that once again YB Tracking will be tracking the expedition. I used their excellent YB3 unit around Britain and then the same unit came with me all the way round Europe. It has worked brilliantly and I have no hesitation taking exactly the same unit on this adventure too. Once I'm underway don't forget to check the tracker page to follow progress!

Many thanks to Stéphane Mocher from Select Hydrofoils (and Fins!) who designed, milled and sent a custom fin to cope with the nets and weed of sailing in Japan. I suggested a G10 fin but Stéphane declared "G10 isn't strong enough! This fin will be milled from military grade carbon plate!" It is a beautiful creation! The custom fin was dispatched to Sapporo in Hokkaido, and I picked it up on 9th October 2024.

Until then I had been using a Select Fins S1 (45 cm) in G10 material with a Deep Tuttle head. I figured this would be the strongest "off the shelf" fin for the journey. I used it for nearly 5 months of sailing (and rock strikes!), all with a fully loaded barrel attached to the board via the fin bolts, I can confidently report that this is one strong fin! It has lost a few centimetres now but is still in good overall condition.

Club Nàutic Fornells have been my sailing club in Spain since I was a twenty-something. They supported me on the Europe journey and have helped out again for the Japan sail.

CNF teach sailing, nurture a thriving group of young local windsurfers, organise well supported racing and are an asset to our community. Their support is much appreciated.

Aquapac have been designing and making waterproof cases since 1983 in the UK. I have used their gear on all my major journeys.

There are very few drysuits that meets my exacting requirements. One such suit is the Ocean Rodeo Go. Northern Kites did me a nice deal on a Go suit 48 hours before my flight to Tokyo, so big thanks to those guys for helping me out at such short notice.

Northern Kites offer 5% off, seemingly to anyone, but definitely if you access their store via the affiliate link provided in this section. Alternatively, activate your 5% reduction with the discount code "JONO". Note that I will get a commission on your purchase. I feel a bit conflicted about this, so any affiliate link income that comes my way will go to WWF, so we can all feel good about it.

Reading a book is usually time well spent! If you would like to support this journey an easy way to do that is to buy a book!

Each book sale will compensate the toil of writing, and enrich me by the monetary equivalent of a bag of peanuts.

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