Training yourself to Sail in Japan with Mark Smith. Sailing in Japan, China, America or Switzerland, it matters not, just as with any sport sailing requires training. To become a safe and competent sailor we need to train ourselves to understand each of the aspects of sailing associated with the kind of sailing we wish to follow. It could be dinghy sailing, sports … [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...]
Sean is Sailing Osaka Bay as a Trainee.
Sailing Osaka Bay is not only for experiences sailors. Today Sean continued his sailing education aboard sailing vessel Roschana. Roschana is a 40 foot ocean racing yacht and not what one would normally expect to see a beginner to be taking control of and yet today that is exactly what we saw. Sean took full control of the helm, captured and then held the wind in the sails for … [Read more...]