Captain Hashimoto
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Captain Kashiwaki, Captain Hashimoto, Jeff Orenstein, Steven Munatones, and Red Top Swim coach Matt Duggan on 13 July 2026 after Orenstein's 10 hour 30 minute battle against the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan
Sandra Ramírez Vinay with coach Patricia Kohlmann, her son, Captain Hashimoto and Captain Kashiwaki after completing a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan
Joe Zemaitis and John Zemaitis after crossing the Tsugaru Channel in Japan on 9 July 2026 with Captain Hashimoto (on bottom left). The Zemaitis Brothers are the first people in history to complete the Stillwater 8. Joe Zemaitis was the first person in history to complete both the Stillwater 8 and the Oceans Seven with his crossing of the Tsugaru Channel on 9 July 2026
Captain Hashimoto and Captain Akimoto on the Tsugaru Channel escorting Petar Stoychev on 14 August 2024
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Andreas Waschburger crossing the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel from Aomori to Hokkaido in northern Japan on 8 July 2025 in 8 hours 43 minutes 21 seconds at the age of 38 under the escort of Captain Hashimoto and Captain Akimoto with crew members Jasmin Waschburger, Rouven Pagliarini, Masayuki Moriya, Janis Scheuermann, and Steven Munatones. Photo courtesy of Rouven Pagliarini
Captain Hashimoto (橋本船長 in Japanese) is a Japanese escort boat captain of the Tsugaru Channel between Aomori and Hokkaido in northern Japan. He works with Captain Akimoto (秋元船長 in Japanese) and observer Moriya Masayuki of Ocean Navi.
External links
- Sarah Poplar Tames The Dragon Across The Tsugaru Channel
- Underwater Unknowns Across The Tsugaru Channel
- Sandra Ramírez Vinay Takes Unusual Route To Cross The Tsugaru Channel
- Jeff Orenstein Was Profoundly Disappointed, But Greatly Honored
- When Andreas Waschburger Made An Important Decision in the Tsugaru Channel
- B SPORT TV Interview of Petar Stoychev Swimming Between Typhoons
- Between Typhoons and Earthquakes, Petar Stoychev Achieves the Oceans Seven
- Going Long, Going Ice Cold: Members of the Oceans Grand Slam
- Andy Donaldson vs. Attila Mányoki vs. Petar Stoychev across the Oceans Seven
