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Protected: Parts of the sail boat Private post not for public viewing

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Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2011/09/parts-of-the-sail-boat-private-post-not-for-public-viewing/

Kansai Yacht Club “Around Osaka Bay Race”

Hello Everybody,
It is time for the Kansai Yacht Club Around Osaka Bay Yacht Race. June 4th and 5th.
ROXY invites you to join us in this race.
The race starts in font of Kansai Yacht Club at 7:00 pm 4th June. We race to about Sumoto and then turn around a Buoy and come back to Nishinomiya. There are [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2011/05/kansai-yacht-club-around-osaka-bay-race/

Kansai Yacht Club 2011 Spring Regatta.

Hello there,
Just a quick note to mention that the deadline for the Kansai Yacht Club Spring Regatta is the 20th of February. The regatta dates may be found on the KYC home page. In our case we will enter our boat ROXY and X-99 sports cruiser in the “WhiteSail” class which races on the 5th and 6th [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2011/02/kansai-yacht-club-20111-spring-regatta/

X-99 Yacht Enters Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race.

ROXY an X-99 Yacht made in Denmark has joined the list of 12 skippers who have shown their Interest to join the next Osaka to Melbourne Yacht race by signing up for the proposed 2013 race. This X-99 yacht may not be the best yacht to take on this long distance double handed ocean yacht race but it is [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2010/11/x-99-yacht-enters-melbourne-to-osaka-yacht-race/

ROXY X- Yachts : X-99 Yacht.

The Very First “X -Yachts” X-99 yacht was launched in 1985. The brainchild of designer Niels Jeppesen and an instant hit with the sailors of the world. Within a week of the initial launch 100 orders had been placed. Today the main concentrations of the over 500 X-99 launched will be found in Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2010/10/901/

“Bare Essentials” Robinson 55 : Melbourne Osaka Race Ready

Melbourne Osaka Race Yacht
Sail Number: NZL9395
Owner Skipper : Boyd Smith
Yacht Club:
Onerahi Yacht Club, New Zealand
Good sails
CAT1 Equipments
Full carbon kevlar boat.
Ultra light weigt ULDB
Displacement 5 ton
Draft 11.6 ft
Beam 13.6ft
Overall length 54ft 9inch
2x GM Diesel Engine
Raymarine instruments
SSB radio
17m carbon mast
She can peek ut at the maximum of 30 knots
Follow this link to the brokers page. http://bit.ly/BareEssentials
The owner of [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2010/10/bare-essentials-robinson-55-melbourne-osaka-race-ready/

Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race 2013 (M2O) Double Handed.

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 like the race platform is legitimate.
Both Sandringham Yacht [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2010/10/melbourne-to-osaka-yacht-race-2013-m2o-double-handed/

Invitation to Join Yacht Racing in Japan.

Hello to anyone thinking they would like to enjoy some yacht racing in Japan. I have attached the Kansai yacht club “White Sail” PHRF race calendar below and hope you would like to join us. I will be out there for each of the posted races sailing aboard an X-99 by the name of ROXY. [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2010/06/invitation-to-join-yacht-racing-in-japan/

Around Osaka Bay Yacht Race. 大阪湾1周レース

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 [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2010/06/around-osaka-bay-yacht-race-%e5%a4%a7%e9%98%aa%e6%b9%be1%e5%91%a8%e3%83%ac%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9/

Auckland to Fiji – Denarau Yacht Race 2010

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. Brian is well known in Japan as he has raced in the Melbourne Osaka [...]
Source: http://www.sails.co.jp/2010/05/auckland-to-fiji-denarau-yacht-race-2010/