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Dec 26, 2022
Sydney-Hobart yacht race begins with hopes of record times
The starting cannon fired to release 109 yachts on the 1,200-kilometer blue-water classic.
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Nov 8, 2018
Kanagawa natives set out to master new yachting class
The wind was more like a zephyr, so the yacht was not running as swift as it could have.
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LIFE / Travel
Jul 28, 2017
Speed and tradition at the Zamami Yacht Race
Every year, toward the beginning of July, the waters of Zamami Island — so blue as to seem synthetic — are disturbed by a fleet of yachts. Almost 60 in number, the yachts cut elegant figures across the ocean, their hulls heeling and sails billowing as the prevailing south-westerlies drive them through Kerama Shoto National Park. They are in competition, each vying for position before reaching the finish line of the Zamami Yacht Race.
JAPAN
May 27, 2016
Sailor Hiroshi Kitada, 51, last to cross N.Y. finish line in trans-Alantic race after 'difficult' ordeal
Hiroshi Kitada successfully crossed the finish line of the Transat yacht race on Wednesday, becoming the first Japanese sailor to do so, organizers said.
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Mar 11, 2016
Exclusive: America's Cup World Series race coming to Fukuoka
Japan will play host to an America's Cup World Series race for the first time ever, The Japan Times has learned. The final race of the 2016 campaign will be held in Fukuoka in late November, a sailing source confirmed Friday.
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Apr 24, 2015
Japan set to enter team in 2017 America's Cup
Japan will return to the America's Cup competition for the first time in 17 years when it vies for the prestigious sailing trophy in Bermuda in 2017.

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