Mark Smith, Japan, Yacht Racing and the New Skipper. I'm Mark Smith of Japan these days and I wrote these words about sailing Japan back in 2009. I never did publish them but came across them today as I was cleaning out some files. Since writing these words I have skippered ever bigger boats and today drive an Adam's 11.9 mod., named "Roschana". Roschana carried me from A … [Read more...]
The Okinawa Tokai Yacht Race 2014 Film
The Okinawa - Tokai race Video is now live on YouTube. At 720nm (1333km) this is the longest Ocean race in Japan. The 2014 Race is the 3rd running of the race. It also ran in 2010 and 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98_AtIQtejM&feature=youtu.be … [Read more...]
Hatsushima Double Handed Yacht Race 46NM
The annual Hatsushima Double Handed Yacht Race 2014 will start June 29th at 7:00 a.m. The home page is here. http://www.zmyc.org/HDH2013.html … [Read more...]
Oshima Ocean Race 85 Nautical Miles
The Oshima Ocean Race 64th event was held on May 24th. This very well know Japanese Ocean race is of 85 Nautical Miles. It is held by Shonan Racing Club. As always the race had a very solid entry list and offered some great spring conditions for the entrants. The mild winds brought the front end of the fleet home in a few minutes over 12 hours. The race is held every year … [Read more...]