ROXY our X-99 Yacht and crew think it is that time again and we thank the Kansai Yacht Club for preparing the "Around Osaka Bay' yacht race once again. The race start line is set for 19:00 June 5th. The Time Limit (Deadline) is 16:00 June 6th. At time of written this memo there are 15 boats entered in the race and I am sure late entries will be accepted. The annual … [Read more...]
Kansai Yacht Club White Sail August Point Race.
Just a brief note to let folk know that Kansai Yacht Club or KYC as she is affectionately known around these waters will be holding a Whitesail club point yacht race August 1st, 2009. Late entries are being accepted so if you want to join in the race give Kansai Yacht Club a call. The notice of race entries I received this morning showed some pretty stiff competition and as … [Read more...]
White Sail KYC Race Sunday 10th May 2009
Sailing Japan this week meant joining the WhiteSail fleet out of Kansai Yacht Club, Nishinomiya. The race started with a Skipper's meeting held inside the KYC clubhouse starting at 9:20 am and then it was out to the bay to do battle. The boats all moved up to the start line which was some 4 miles away from the berths at KYC, and prepared for a 11:00am start. Looking at the … [Read more...]
Sydney to Hobart 2009 – Volvo 60
Sydney to Hobart, these words bring dreams to the mind of any adventurous sailor. The love of ocean racing is typified by this one race. Whenever I ask a person to close their eyes and think of the most thrilling yacht race in the world they either blurt out "Sydney to Hobart" or "Fastnet". Both of these races are rough, tough no room for babies type races. Whichever … [Read more...]