In the marina, there are people who stay overnight on boats and yachts from the previous day in order to set sail early the next morning.
One day, I, Rikutsu-Kone-Taro, was working on my computer for hours inside a boat after sunset.
Feeling a bit tired of work, I suddenly noticed there was an OM-1 camera made by OMsystem (formerly Olympus) with a Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 10.5mm F0.95 lens attached（Photo 0）, so I decided to take a walk around the marina at night for a change of pace.
Photo 1 shows what looks like a 45-foot offshore fisher. It seems to be currently on land for maintenance. Its particularly tall tuna tower proudly overlooks the surrounding boats (Photo 1).
Wow, it’s really cool.
When you observe boats closely, including fishing boats, the fusion of design and functionality is quite impressive. But offshore fishers, probably originating from the United States, are especially beautiful.
From a distance, their silhouette and hull shape are striking, and up close, the craftsmanship and finish of each part are so wonderfully detailed that it’s breathtaking.
The Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 10.5mm F0.95 lens does a great job in such situations.
Looking around, there are boats waiting for their turn, each built and maintained with a passion that rivals this one (Photo 2).
Classic Bertrams, Blackfins, cutting-edge center consoles, and various other boats are stored on land.
By the way, storing boats on land is gentler on them than mooring them at sea because they’re not exposed to seawater.
“Rikutsu-Kone-Taro” prefers mooring at sea because he wants to be able to stay on his boat whenever he feels like setting sail (Photos 3 & 4).
When storing on land, you have to ask the marina staff to lower or lift your boat onto or from the water beforehand.
The reason for choosing mooring at sea is that you’re allowed to stay on your boat while it’s moored. This is called marina stay.
In foreign movies and dramas, there are sometimes characters who live on boats or yachts, and people who admire that lifestyle use marina stays.
In Japan, you can only register your residence in certain designated areas, so there are no people actually living in marinas.
Perhaps people enjoy marina stays as vacation homes or in a camping-like atmosphere, each in their own way.
So, while the marina at night may seem quiet and deserted, there are actually quite a few people on the boats.
Now, feeling a bit chilly from walking outside, I’ll return to the heated boat to do some work before heading home for the day.
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