Fooling around this morning and happened to come across this page:
http://aoki.us/sail/
Aoki has become licensed to offer a JAPANESE BOATING LICENSE
1-kyu & 2-kyu course AND the exam.
1-kyu: 5 day course: Yen 147,180.
2-kyu: 4 day course: Yen 123,850.
Available in Tokyo and Osaka.
This is a good option and a positive move forward for us.

Ahoy!

I'm keen to hear from any boats leaving Japan in March/April next year. I will sail to anywhere. Alaska. Hawaii. Wherever. I don't care. I just wanna be on a boat.
I have my own 45ft ketch in Mexico; but given that the hurricane season is from June to November, I thought it a good idea to make my way to Mexico via hopping on other boats.
I will have no time restrictions because come March I will be fully retired.

I'm aware that finding a boat leaving Japan is probably not going to happen because the cruising community is rather small here, so I am also keen to hear of boats in South East Asia and/or New Zealand/Australia, who might be looking for crew for any length of voyage. I am up for anything. I need to get more experience before I start my own journey.

You can contact me at ferroever@gmail.com if you have any leads.
Thanks in advance for any information y'all can send my way.

Maria

Class 2 Small Vessel Operator's exam will be October 22.
I think Bliss has interviewed 3 clients (Dave, Ken, and Mark) interested in Class 2 and 1 (Mark II) for Class 1.
If I've missed you, please remind me. If you want to join the Class 2 group, please let me know (no additional Class 1, sorry).
Remember we need at least 5 to get the test in Osaka.
Bliss has a limited number of set of materials on hand but additional materials can be produced.
Complete information (including practice tests) is available on the 'JUKU' side of www.bliss-osaka.info.
Cheers, Bill

The answer is YES. You must present your military certificates in lieu of an alien registration card. I'd advise a trip to the office to verify this informatiln...
Bill

Can a U.S. service member living in Japan under the Status of ForcesAgreement and not required to have an alien registration certificate(gaikokujin torokusho) get a Class 2 Small Boat Operator's License?
Bill

BBC video is only available if you're in the UK...

about this fellow who plys the narrow boat canals in the U.K.
He mentioned that some other bloke suggested that a house was really a very poorly designed boat...
Just thought I'd pass that along...

try the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/sailing/default.stm

Commie pinkos, the lot of them. Plenty of Mac compatibility

Crip

WHAT!???????
Video not supported on Macs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damned Republicans...

Cool site. I'll add that link to the olympic article on the top page.

You might try contacting New Japan Yachts who've been building the Yamaha range of yachts since 2002.
I know your yacht is older, but they speak English there, and are likely to be able to help you source parts...

info@njy.co.jp

Yamaha Japan

cool indeed... wonder if we can talk him into some illustrations for the site

Seriously though. Welcome to Sail Japan!

That you, Bill?
Figure so. Send me a link to the ASA book on Amazon and I'll get it posted.

Have fun in Tokyo.

(If you feel like it, take a bunch of photos at the marinas you visit. It'd be good to add them over here in the gallery)

Shout out to you, Crip.
I'm playing in Tokyo for a few days and I'm using SJ to get addresses and stuff. Visiting JMRA today, Yokohama marinas Saturday.
I'll be adding a page on my ASA site directing new students to buy their textbook through your Amazon link. ASA is updating their text and I don't intend to keep a stock...
Anyway, just wanted to say the old guy appreciates your site. Now, if I don't get lost in this village...

kool website!!!!!!

Hi, paolo660 is a newbie.

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Ckeck out the Bliss site (bliss-osaka.info). We are just down the raod...
Bill

I will be taking a basic sailing course offered by the U.S. Naval Association. I was wondering if there is any other training offered in the Hiroshima area. Also, I will be taking a one month vacation in August. Could anybody offer me some training on their boat. Thanks.