(Pictures by N. Yagi)
打瀬船、乗れちゃったみたいです。観音マリーナの沖田さん（「幸せの星ホクレア会代表」）にお電話して尋ねたところ、昨日の夕方に1時間ほど体験乗船をしていたとのこと。ちなみに打瀬船に乗っておられた4人のおとうさんたち、広島に来る為に準備だけで10日も漁を休まれたとおっしゃっていました。それで25日にも帰る予定だったのが、25日は天候不良で観音マリーナを出られず、結果的にはホクレアのクルーを乗せてあげることも出来たわけです。
内海丸は今日の朝、母港に向かって最後の航海に出て行ったとのこと。ありがとうございました！！
Crewmwmbers of Hokule’a had experienced the traditional fishing sailboat called utasebune yesterday evening. At first, the captain of the utasebune “Utsumimaru” has the intention to depart Hiroshima in the morning of May 25 (He puts the cap of the Newyork Yankees on his head). Because they already spent 10 and more days to welcome Hokule’a and must go back their home and job as soon as possible. But a bad weather made the departure postponed a day.
I don’t know how the crewmember felt about utasebune. But many Japanese felt that the utasebune is a beautiful ship as well as that Hawai’ian voyaging canoe.
Utsumimaru departed Hiroshima this morning for her home. This is her last voyage. She will retire today and go to museum if there is enough budget to preserve her.
