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 … [Read more...]
Auckland to Fiji – Denarau Yacht Race 2010 – Royal Akarana Yacht Club
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...]
Racing Yacht Parks on Rocks
This photo has nothing at all to do with sailing in Japan. Of course we do have our fair share of rocks and yacht racing mishaps however I have never seen a Yacht actually parked on the rocks here in Japan. Well, not yet anyway. When it comes to weird stuff this photo is a classic. If it were me who put my boat up there I would curse the modern information age. Still the … [Read more...]