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FEATURE STORY
Charlie had arrived in Japan about five days prior to the
continued from page 1
Osaka book release party. He spent his first two days as
the guest of the Paynes at their apartment near Kyoto,
ASA Instructor Bill Payne lives in Toyonaka with his wife
where his hosts had just enough time to show him some
Kiyomi. When he’s not otherwise enjoying his retirement
of the centuries-old temples and take him out for a
from almost forty years of teaching, he operates Bill’s
traditional Japanese lunch. Bill even got Charlie out
Little Sailing School in
sailing for a few hours in Osaka Bay during a gale with a
Nishinomiya, located on Osaka
22-foot boat lacking reef points!
Bay. Bill and Kiyomi were
primarily responsible for
Mr. Aoki then joined Bill and Charlie in Osaka where the
ensuring that Mr. Aoki’s text
three took a quick trip on the Japanese bullet train to
covered all the necessary
Yokohama to promote sailing at the Yokohama
material for ASA levels 101 and
International Boat Show. More so than their American
103. A clever feature of the
counterparts, Japanese boat shows are primarily the
book is that each page includes
domain of mega-yachts and high-end fishing boats. The
an ASA review question along
American Sailing Association, in conjunction with its
the outer margin of the page.
Japanese affiliates there, provides a much needed
(Since the Japanese language
service by helping inform the Japanese public that one
can be read both left to right
need not be wealthy to enjoy the sailing lifestyle.
horizontally, as well as top to
R
bottom vertically, this feature is uniquely suited to a
Japanese text.)
Guests at the Osaka book release party were treated to
an elegant dinner while listening to speeches from
prominent members of the Japanese sailing, business
and even the Zen communities. Charlie Nobles, ASA’s
executive director, addressed the crowd briefly through
a translator. He praised Mr. Aoki’s and Dr. Payne’s
efforts, both on their work for Inner Sailing as well as
their success in helping hundreds of Japanese learn to
sail both safely and confidently. As the dinner drew to
a close, Charlie handed out about fifty prizes of ASA
Japanese children enjoy a day of sailing. ASA hopes to encourage
gear and educational materials to the guests.
the growth of sailing with its new partners.
SAFETY AT SEA
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