On October 13 the TSPS Intermediate Sailing Class got underway with two Yamaha 30S sailboats from Hayama Yacht Club Marina’s Nippon Sail Training. It was the first time out on a real sailboat for several of the students. The conditions were challenging with winds 16-18 gusting to over 20 at times. It was cloudy but luckily the rain held off.

Students got a chance to be on the helm and of course there was lots of tacking and some jibing. While sailing we all had a chance to watch the Nippon Cup race taking place that day. It was a challenging, yet productive, day of sailing. More is to come…