Building a list of Ocean Races in Japan. If you know of one I can add please email me at mark@sails.co.jp 1. Kobe Yokohama Yacht Race. 340 NM. http://www.kyyr.jp As at March 2013 the decision seems to be that this race will be held every 2nd year and share the Golden Week week holiday with the Okinawa - Tokai yacht race which also races every 2nd year. So in 2013 we had the … [Read more...]
The Power of The Volunteer.
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...]
Kobe – Yokohama Yacht Race. 340 nm.
神戸と横浜を結ぶ340nmの外洋レース 340nm long yacht race between Kobe and Yokohama 2013年4月28日 10時神戸沖スタート(Inaugural Race) 340nm long yacht race between Kobe and Yokohama 2013, April 28th 10:00 start. http://www.kyyr.jp When we think about ocean races in Japan this the Kobe Yokohama Yacht race takes it's place as one of the top races on the calendar. It not an annual race however it … [Read more...]