The Royal National Lifeboat Institution RNLI celebrates it's 190th Birthday this month. The RNLI is a volunteer organisation. RNLI volunteers do a lot of training in all weather conditions. They have many dramatic rescues but not all are dramatic. Some are quite calm but still very important. In this video we see a family that has been caught by a strong incoming tide. The … [Read more...]
沖縄-東海ヨットレース 2014 Okinawa – Tokai Yacht Race.
沖縄-東海ヨットレース 2014 Okinawa – Tokai Yacht Race. The preparations for the 3rd Okinawa - Tokai yacht race are well under way and the entry list suggest we will have an exciting race this year. Yachts from all over Japan and even an entry from Australian waters will make their way to the start line. I will be sailing aboard "Roschana" and British registered Adams 11.9 Modified … [Read more...]
J24 Affordable World Class Racing
2009 and the J24 Worlds sees thirty years of J24 competition sailing arrive at the 2009 worlds to be held in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A. There is no doubt that there a many reasons the J24 has thrived and survived so many years in competitive yacht racing. It is certainly an incredibly honest sailing boat. If you sail it well it sails well if you sail it with less skill it … [Read more...]
To Sail Japan as a foreigner
I do love sailing Japan. I have been living in Japan since 1988 and have to say as much as I can find things wrong with the place I love the country. One question that is often asked between foreigners (non Japanese ) living in Japan is, "when are you going home?" my answer is always the same. "I am home" For those of you who decide to join me sports sailing the seas of … [Read more...]