Sailing Japan this week means sitting at my computer in Hyogo, Japan and supporting the Auckland - Fiji - Denarau yacht race as best I can. This Category One ocean race is to be conducted by the Royal Akarana Club in Conjunction with Port Denarau Marina. A good friend of ours Brian Petersen is racing aboard Ran Tan II an Elliot 15.3 racing yacht. Brian is well known in Japan … [Read more...]
沖縄-東海ヨットレース 2010 Okinawa – Tokai Yacht Race.
The 2010 Okinawa - Tokai Ocean race. 沖縄-東海ヨットレース 2010. It is great to see this Japan based Category 3 ocean race added back on the Sailing Japan off shore racing calendar. It has been too long since we last saw the race and we very much hope it stays on the calendar as a permanent event. I will have the pleasure of racing this event aboard the 16 meter … [Read more...]
Sailing Japan Winter Wear
I like to sail japan all year round. Recently several people asked me what we wear out there on such cold days. I remember when I first started out I had all the wrong warm gear which was heavy and a waste of money. I also know that some great gear is available from such firms as Musto with their 3 layer combinations but the cost is quite high. So for those of you who have an … [Read more...]
Sailing Japan X-99 Dreaming of Ocean Racer Pleomax
I can't help it. Yesterday I was out sailing in Japan on our newly refurbished X-99 yacht. There is no doubt she is a lovely boat and we are going to have a lot of fun competing in her on the club scene here in Japan. We sailed quite a difficult wind yesterday which intermittently dropping off to 5 knots true then jumped up to 20 knots true with the windex in a state of … [Read more...]