I love sailing in Japan and love sports boats. You really have to see it to believe it.  OK,  I know this is not the sexy Sydney to Hobart millions dollar type video clip but this IS real sailing.  This Thompson T8sc Sports boat is too short to be a...

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 ra...

For my sailing in Japan today I was lucky enough to be invited to sail with “Black Pearl” and the rest of the J24 fleet out of Kansai Yacht Club , KYC. The weather was warm and the wind tricky all day which really added to the fun of the co...

The Kansai Yacht club, better known as KYC is a fantastic place to be for sailors of any nationality. For those of sailing in Japan on Osaka bay it’s the place to be. The club has always been internationally minded and the present committee is co...

Today is April 13th 2009 and the  most recent Melbourne Osaka Cup was held back in 2007.  I had just reentered the sailing world and am today sailing in Japan.  I heard the news of these folk racing 5,500 Nautical Miles from Melbourne Australia to O...

We can not say the same thing yet about sailing in Japan however the ever growing fleet of sailing Sports Boats competing at Australia’s,  Airlie Race week is just fantastic to see. I was over at You Tube and I found this great little video of t...

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 ...

These days we find more and more folk clicking onto to web sites to watch yacht racing. The Volvo Ocean race, Vendee Globe, Match racing and so many other spectator sites.  I know this is great news for sailing but have to ask why are so many people w...

Japan sailing KYC. White Sail Race Sunday 26th April 2009 and Spindrift will be out there sailing her best and enjoying the day. We have four crew joining on the day and should be a load of fun. The race starts at 11:00am and will be held just outside ...

Whether it be the sailing in Japan or sailing anywhere else in the world, when we take a look at the sport of sailing and ask where will it grow over the next years we have to answer, Sports Boats. These marvelous sailing vessels are chap to buy, cheap...