http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/hodoshiryo/port/0000060740.html大阪市・メルボルン市両市は、1987年に第1回を開催して以来4年ごとに実施していた「メルボルン大阪ダブルハンドヨットレース」について、2011...

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 w...

December 18, 2009MEDIA RELEASEDear supporters and friends of the Melbourne Osaka Cup – Double Handed Yacht RaceIn its 31st year, the cities of Melbourne and Osaka are extremely proud of the long-standing sister city relationship we share. It is a rel...

Sailing around the World  is Abby Sunderland’s ambition. Abby is the younger sister of Zac Sunderland who became the youngest American sailor to circumnavigate the world in July 2009.  According to an LA Times Abby is sailing North along th...

Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race 2013,  I hear you ask, “I thought that race was dead and buried.”   Not at all.  It is very much alive.Today the race has moved from a 2011 start to a 2013 start but it is back on and this time it looks li...

Sailing Japan this week means sitting at my computer in Hyogo, Japan and supporting the Auckland – Fiji – Denarau yacht race as best I can.  A good friend of ours Brian Petersen is racing aboard Ran Tan II an Elliot 15.3 racing yacht. B...

There is no doubt that Sportsboats must be included within that group leading the way in sail boat expansion across the world today.  Steve Thompson’s Longtze 680 is a great part of this expansion. It is sailed all over the world today and at th...

Melbourne Osaka Race YachtSail Number: NZL9395Owner Skipper : Boyd SmithYacht Club:Onerahi Yacht Club, New ZealandGood sailsCAT1 EquipmentsFull carbon kevlar boat.Ultra light weigt ULDBDisplacement 5 tonDraft 11.6 ftBeam 13.6ftOverall length 54ft 9inc...

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 ...

May 17th will see the 28 running of the Kobe Matsuri yacht race. This yacht race is one part of the overall entertainment plan for this the 39th Kobe festival. I guess if we do the math we can see the yacht race joined the Festival some 11years after i...